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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Sixteen Tons
acoustic guitar:
Bobby Gibbons (on 1955-09-20)
bass clarinet:
Darol Rice (on 1955-09-20)
clarinet:
Red Mandel (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Rolly Bundock (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1955-09-20)
finger snaps and lead vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1955-09-20)
trombone:
George Bruns (on 1955-09-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Parlato (on 1955-09-20)
conductor:
Jack Fascinato (on 1955-09-20)
arranger:
Jack Fascinato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bacci Bros Records (in 2010) and Lucky Vintage (in 2014)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-20)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
adaptations:
16 Tons
4.652:40
2River of No Return
cover recording of:
River of No Return
writer:
Ken Darby and Lionel Newman
2:35
3You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry
cover recording of:
You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry
lyricist:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
composer:
Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
2:16
4First Born
recording of:
First Born
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Lehmann
2:12
5Give Me Your Word
recording of:
Give Me Your Word
writer:
Irving Taylor and George Wyle
3:13
6The Watermelon Song
2:13
7One Suit
2:05
8Have You Seen Her
2:30
9Call Me Darling, Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear
cover recording of:
Call Me Darling
lyricist:
Bert Reisfeld
writer:
Albrecht Marcuse (composer, lyricist & pianist), Dorothy Dick and Mart Fryberg
2:34
10That’s All
cover recording of:
That’s All
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
Hill & Range (publisher)
2:50