# "One Tin Soldier" -- what album was it on?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 5, 2001, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tin-soldier-what-album-was-it-on/53141 "2001-02-05T01:31:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2001, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tin-soldier-what-album-was-it-on/53141/1 "2001-02-05T01:31:35Z")

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Someone at work would like to know what album the song “One Tin Soldier” (the title song from _Billy Jack_) was on.

Anyone?

Anyone?

Bueller?

😉

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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2001, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tin-soldier-what-album-was-it-on/53141/2 "2001-02-05T02:06:32Z")

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The Original Cast?

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**Author:** ![Lost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@Lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lost)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2001, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tin-soldier-what-album-was-it-on/53141/3 "2001-02-05T02:13:03Z")

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An ebay search turns up an album named Coven, by a group called Coven. The seller lists the songs on the album & One Tin Soldier is listed.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2001, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tin-soldier-what-album-was-it-on/53141/4 "2001-02-05T02:17:51Z")

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KarlGauss was close: the original version came from the group The Original Caste and the album was called “One Tin Soldier”. It peaked at number 34 in 1969. The group Coven had a hit with it after their version was used in _Billy Jack_. It hit numbers 26 (in 1971), 79 & 73 (in 1973).