The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951–1982

~ Release by Marty Robbins (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1Devil Woman
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
Devil Woman
lyricist and composer:
Martin Robinson
42:53
2Ruby Ann
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-04-10)
recording of:
Ruby Ann (1962 song) (on 1962-04-10)
writer:
Rashima Bellamy and Lee Emerson (US country music songwriter & manager)
2:02
3Smokin’ Cigarettes and Drinkin’ Coffee Blues
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-01-07)
cover recording of:
Smokin’ Cigarettes and Drinkin’ Coffee Blues (on 1963-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:44
4I’m Gonna Be a Cowboy
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-04-27)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Be a Cowboy (on 1964-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
1:52
5(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-04-02)
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (on 1969-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
3:36
6San Angelo
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-06-27)
recording of:
San Angelo (on 1962-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
5:36
7Man Walks Among Us
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-02-27)
recording of:
Man Walks Among Us (on 1963-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
3:07
8Beautiful Dreamer
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-08-07)
arranger:
Marty Robbins
recording of:
Beautiful Dreamer (on 1963-08-07)
orchestrator:
Herbert Spencer (Production music composer)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1864)
1:55
9Beyond the Reef
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-02-07)
cover recording of:
Beyond the Reef (on 1962-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Pitman
3:08
10The Hawaiian Wedding Song
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-04-11)
cover recording of:
Hawaiian Wedding Song (on 1963-04-11)
composer:
Charles E. King
translator:
Al Hoffman (in 1958) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1958)
publisher:
Al Hoffman Songs Inc., Charles E. King Music Co., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
translated version of:
Ke Kali Nei Au
2:17
11Yours (Quiérme mucho)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-02-08)
recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho") (on 1962-02-08)
lyricist and translator:
Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr
composer:
Gonzalo Roig
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Quiéreme mucho
2:39
12Tonight Carmen
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-04-12)
recording of:
Tonight Carmen (on 1967-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:47
13Ribbon of Darkness
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-02)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
cover recording of:
Ribbon of Darkness (on 1965-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:33
14Feleena (from El Paso)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-04-15)
recording of:
Feleena (from El Paso) (on 1966-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
8:18
15Hello Heartache
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-29)
recording of:
Hello Heartache (on 1966-12-29)
writer:
Janice Beard and Mabel Cordle
4:01
16Begging to You
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-09-10)
recording of:
Begging to You (on 1963-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:29
17I Walk Alone
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-07-01)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
cover recording of:
I Walk Alone (on 1968-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Wilson (Herbert W. Wilson)
3:20
18You Gave Me a Mountain
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-02-18)
recording of:
You Gave Me a Mountain (on 1969-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher) and Mojave Music Inc.
4:04
19My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-01-02)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (on 1970-01-02)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher) (in 1970)
3:33
20Among My Souvenirs
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1976-05-20)
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
cover recording of:
Among My Souvenirs (on 1976-05-20)
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Horatio Nicholls
publisher:
Crawford Music Inc., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. (on 1927-10-05), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1927-10-05) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (on 1968-09-23)
2:35
21Return to Me
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1977-09-29)
recording of:
Return to Me (on 1977-09-29)
writer:
Daniel DiMinno (American composer, lyricist, author) and Carmen Lombardo
publisher:
Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
arrangement of:
Return to Me (Regresa a mí)
2:55
22Some Memories Just Won’t Die
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1982-02-02)
recording of:
Some Memories Just Won’t Die (1973 song) (on 1982-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Lee Springfield
3:14
23El Paso City
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1976-01-16)
recording of:
El Paso City (on 1976-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
is based on:
El Paso
4:12

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