16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six
| "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" | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | August 1982 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA | |||
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| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Waits | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Waits | |||
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"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. The title refers to the .30-06 Springfield caliber.