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Language
English
First recorded in
June 1957
Released on


Single
June 17, 1957

Other releases

From a Jack to a King
Single
August 1962

From a Jack to a King
Album
February 4, 1963

Chart placings
#1 in Norway
#2 in United Kingdom
#5 in Belgium
#6 in United States
Tags
hit song
Comments
The 1962 single version was slowed down slightly and also featured overdubbed reverb which gave it a greater depth of sound than the original release.
The song became a hit (#2 C&W, #6 Pop US) in 1962 on the Fabor label.
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Originals

Adaptations

An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.

Versions

written by English

Title Performer Release date Info
June 17, 1957 First recording in June 1957
First release
Hit song
March 1963
April 1963
June 17, 1963
July 1963
1963
1963
1963
January 1964
February 1964
August 1964
1964
February 1965
May 1966
April 1969
listen on Internet Archive October 14, 1969
1971
From a Jack to a King Rankarna & Mats Rådberg ‎ 1971 Unverified
From a Jack to a King Max McCauley with The Country Troubadors (Max McCauley) 1971 Unverified
1974
From a Jack to a King BWD Production (Bill Wellings) 1974 Unverified
March 1975
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1977
June 15, 1978
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1979
1981
November 1982
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1982
1982
Jack to a King The Caprice Brothers 1982 Unverified
1986
1986
1987 Released more than 10 years after its recording
September 20, 1988
From a Jack to a King The Budgie Coleman Band 1989 Unverified
1990
1991
1991
1997 Released more than 10 years after its recording
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January 2001
December 2002
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2002
November 1, 2003
2003
June 2004
August 30, 2004
April 11, 2005
2005
2005
May 2006
August 9, 2007
August 25, 2007
2007
2008
2008 Live
March 20, 2009
(Planet Music Studio Artists) June 1, 2010
2010
From a Jack to a King Oesch's die Dritten March 16, 2012 Unverified
2012
April 2013
July 15, 2013
2013
March 5, 2014
2016
March 3, 2021