Sixteen Tons

~ Recording by Merle Travis

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.1Sixteen Tons2:52Merle TravisFolk Songs of the HillsMerle TravisAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)AD-50
1.2Sixteen Tons2:49Merle TravisThe Best of Merle TravisMerle TravisAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)SM-2662
1.8Sixteen Tons2:53Merle TravisThe Best of Merle TravisMerle TravisAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70993
2.6Sixteen Tons2:53Merle TravisGuitar Rags and a Too Fast PastMerle TravisAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 15637 EI
1.3Sixteen Tons2:53Merle TravisFolk Songs of the HillsMerle TravisAlbum
  • US1996-05-28
Capitol Records Nashville7243-8-35810-2-3
1.23Sixteen Tons2:49Merle TravisTurn Your Radio On 1944-1965Merle TravisAlbum + Compilation
Country RoutesRFD CD 20
1.7Sixteen Tons2:50Merle TravisFolk Songs of the Hills / Back Home / Songs of the Coal MinesMerle TravisAlbum
  • DE1999-12-25
Bear Family RecordsBCD 15636 AH
1.5Sixteen Tons2:52Merle TravisThe Best of Merle Travis: Sweet Temptation (1946-1953)Merle TravisAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-04-18
Razor & Tie7930182214-2
1.1Sixteen Tons2:53Merle TravisSixteen TonsMerle TravisAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-06-25
Living EraCD-AJA-5428
1.9Sixteen Tons2:54Merle TravisCountry, Bluegrass & Mountain MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-10-28
SOHOCD005
1.9Sixteen Tons2:49Merle TravisHot Pickin’Merle TravisAlbum + Compilation
Proper RecordsPVCD123
13.11Sixteen Tons2:50Merle TravisThe History of Country & Western MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-03-14
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)204852
7.6Sixteen Tons2:50Merle TravisCountry & WesternVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-07-18
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)223001-321
1.5Sixteen Tons2:49Merle TravisPost War CountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
38135
1.3Sixteen Tons2:50Merle TravisFolk Songs of the HillsMerle TravisAlbum
  • -2008-03-04
Capitol Records Nashville
1.4Sixteen Tons2:50Merle TravisCountry & Western HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2008-05-03
Membrane Music
2.17Sixteen Tons2:52Merle TravisTroubadours: Folk and the Roots of American Music, Part 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family Records29101-6, BCD 17225 CP
7.6Sixteen Tons2:50Merle TravisWe Were First! 180 Hits in Their Original VersionsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2015
The Intense Media600204
(unknown)
1.19Sixteen Tons2:50Merle TravisEssential Country & WesternVarious ArtistsCompilation
1.7Sixteen Tons2:50Merle TravisFolk Songs of the Hills (Back Home/Songs of the Coal Mines)Merle TravisAlbum

Relationships

part of:Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 105) (order: 105)
recording of:Sixteen Tons (on 1946-08-08)

Related works

Sixteen Tons

lyricist and composer:Merle Travis
publisher:American Music, Inc.
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
referred to in medleys:Way Out West (K-Tel mix/medley) (order: 6)
later parody versions:16 Months
Diamond Dog Hole
Sixteen Tons (Parody)
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
later translated versions:Dieciséis toneladas
Seksten tonn
Sexton ton
Sie hieß Mary Ann
Zestien ton
靜心等
is the basis for:Seize tonnes
נח היה איש צדיק ותמים
adaptations:16 Tons