16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six

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"16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six"
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Single by Tom Waits
from the album Big Time
B-side "Big Black Mariah"
Released1988 (1988)
RecordedAugust 1982 (1982-08) at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Genre
Length4:10
Label Island
Songwriter Tom Waits
Producer Tom Waits
Tom Waits singles chronology
"Hang On St. Christopher"
(1987)		"16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six"
(1988)		"Goin' Out West"
(1992)

"16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his 1983 album Swordfishtrombones . In 1988, it was released as a single in support of his live performance album Big Time . [1] The title refers to the .30-06 Springfield caliber.

Contents

It was also recorded by Bob Seger on his album It's a Mystery .

Accolades

YearPublicationCountryArticleRank
2000 Vanity Fair United KingdomCostello's 500 [2] *
2010 Rolling Stone GermanyThe 50 Best Songs of the 1980s [3] *
2011 1001 Songs [4] Australia*

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Tom Waits.

UK 7" single (IS 370)
  1. "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" – 4:10
  2. "Big Black Mariah" – 2:41
UK 12" single (12 IS 370)
  1. "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" – 4:10
  2. "Big Black Mariah" – 2:41
  3. "Ruby's Arms" – 4:44

Personnel

Adapted from the 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six liner notes. [5]

Musicians

Production and additional personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom1988 Island LP IS 370

References

  1. ↑ Maginnis, Tom. "Tom Waits: 16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Costello's 500". Vanity Fair . November 1, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The 50 Best Songs of the 1980s". Rolling Stone . 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ Creswell, Toby (2005). 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Them. Hardie Grant. ISBN   1742731481 . Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six (sleeve). Tom Waits. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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