The Essential Marty Robbins

by Marty Robbins

Overview

Sony's Essential Marty Robbins highlights 40 remastered tracks recorded during the singer's lengthy tenure with Columbia, following the major paths Robbins' 30-year-career took. Starting with his first number one country single, "I'll Go On Alone," in 1952 and the crossover pop collaborations of the era with Mitch Miller and the Ray Conniff Orchestra, the package wraps up with his final Top Ten country single from 1982, "Honkytonk Man." Ample space is given to the much revered gunfighter ballads of the early '60s and several Billy Sherrill-produced singles in the mid-'70s. While these discs contain a wealth of Robbins material from which to choose, Essential only hints at the singer's ability to easily grasp and interpret varied stylistic genres of music. With that in mind, Sony's 1991 Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982 is still the recommended set as it features an extra ten tracks. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	06/28/2005
Label:	Legacy / Columbia
UPC:	0827969256923
Rank:	7027

Tracks

Disc 1

1. I'll Go on Alone
2. I Couldn't Keep from Crying
3. That's All Right
4. I Can't Quit (I've Gone Too Far)
5. Singing the Blues
6. Mister Teardrop
7. Knee Deep in the Blues
8. A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)
9. The Story of My Life
10. She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More)
11. Just Married
12. Stairway of Love
13. Ain't I the Lucky One
14. The Hanging Tree
15. El Paso
16. Big Iron
17. Ballad of the Alamo
18. Don't Worry
19. Devil Woman
20. Ruby Ann

Disc 2

21. Cigarettes and Coffee Blues
22. Begging to You
23. Ribbon of Darkness
24. The Cowboy in the Continental Suit
25. Faleena (From El Paso)
26. Tonight Carmen
27. The Shoe Goes on the Other Foot Tonight
28. I Walk Alone
29. You Gave Me a Mountain
30. My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
31. This Much a Man
32. Walking Piece of Heaven
33. Love Me
34. El Paso City
35. Among My Souvenirs
36. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
37. Don't Let Me Touch You
38. Return to Me
39. Some Memories Just Won't Die
40. Honkytonk Man

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Marty Robbins   Primary Artist,Vocals,Piano
Ray Conniff   Primary Artist
Jerry Byrd   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Owen Bradley   Piano
Charlie Daniels   Guitar
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Piano
Johnny Gimble   Fiddle
Pete Wade   Guitar
Henry Strzelecki   Bass
Bill Pittman   Guitar
James Farmer   Guitar (Steel)
Don Arnone   Guitar
Kenny Mims   Guitar
Don Roth   Guitar
Owen Nradley   Piano
Hilmer J. Timbrell   Guitar
Joe Knight   Guitar
Clay Caire   Drums
Louis Dunn   Drums
Hillous Butrum   Guitar
Harold Carmack   Piano
Floyd Chance   Bass
Floyd Lanning   Guitar
Allan Reuss   Guitar
Tony Mottola   Guitar
Richard Morris   Bells,Marimba,Vibraphone
Andrew Ackers   Piano
Jerry Shook   Guitar
Bill Pursell   Organ,Piano
Billy Mure   Guitar
Kenny Malone   Drums
Dick Hyman   Piano
James Stroud   Drums
Farris Coursey   Drums
Pete Drake   Guitar (Steel)
Jack Pruett   Guitar
Bob Moore & His Orchestra   Bass
Slim Harbert   Bass
Ted Romersa   Drums
Jimmy Rollins   Guitar
Donald Slayman   Fiddle
Philip Stephens   Bass
Frover Lavender   Fiddle
Jack Wade   Guitar
Steven Schaeffer   Bass
Norbert Putnam   Bass
Ray Edenton   Guitar
Buddy Emmons   Guitar (Steel)
Buddy Spicher   Fiddle
George Richey   Guitar
Al Caiola   Guitar
Tommy Allsup   Guitar
Ron Oates   Keyboards
Hank Garland   Guitar
Dale Potter   Fiddle
Ed Shaughnessy   Drums
Frank Carroll   Bass
Tony Rizzi   Guitar
Si Zentner   Trombone
Ken Bell   Guitar
Billy Sanford   Guitar
Larry Butler   Piano
Jerry Carrigan   Drums
Floyd Cramer   Piano
Grady Martin   Guitar

Technical Credits

Billy Sherrill   Audio Production,Producer
Bob Johnston   Audio Production,Producer
Frank Jones   Audio Production,Producer
Mitch Miller   Audio Production,Producer
Don Law   Audio Production,Producer
Walter Haynes   Producer
Rich Kienzle   Liner Notes
Marty Robbins   Composer
Tommy "Snuff" Garrett   Producer
Slick Lawson   Photography
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Bob Jones   Design
Danny DiMinno   Composer
John R. "Ricky" Jackson   Project Director
Tom Choi   Package Manager
Sandy Speiser   Photography
J. Livingston   Composer
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Frank Driggs   Photography
M. Davis   Composer
Elizabeth Reilly   Photo Research
Bob Montgomery   Producer
Al Allen   Composer
Hank Parker   Photography
Melvin Endsley   Composer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
Herbert Wilson   Composer
Carmen Lombardo   Composer
Gregg Geller   Compilation Producer
Vic Anesini   Mastering