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16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six

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Wikipedia article




"'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'.

Accolades



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Formats and track listing



All songs written by Tom Waits.

;UK 7" single (IS 370)

# "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six"  4:10

# "Big Black Mariah"  2:41

;UK 12" single (12 IS 370)

# "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six"  4:10

# "Big Black Mariah"  2:41

# "Ruby's Arms"  4:44

Personnel



Adapted from the '16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six' liner notes.

* Tom Waits vocals, production

Musicians

* Victor Feldman brake drum, bell plate, snare

* Stephen Hodges drums

* Larry Taylor acoustic bass

* Fred Tackett electric guitar

* Joe Romano trombone

Production and additional personnel

* Biff Dawes recording, mixing

* Daniel Hainey photography

Release history



References




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