The Very Best of Marty Robbins

~ Release by Marty Robbins (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1The Story of My Life
recording of:
The Story of My Life
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
2:37
2Adios Amigo
cover recording of:
Adios Amigo
writer:
Ray Girado and Bobby Vinton
3:43
3My Elusive Dreams
cover recording of:
My Elusive Dreams (1967 song)
writer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. and Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd.
3:48
4My Blue Heaven
cover recording of:
My Blue Heaven
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
2:32
5I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
recording of:
I Don’t Know Why
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1931)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1931)
publisher:
Bucks Music Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music
2:28
6Cool Water
cover recording of:
Cool Water
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
3:17
7The Girl With the Gardenias in Her Hair
recording of:
(The Girl With) Gardenias in Her Hair
writer:
Joy Byers and Bob Tubert
2:40
8Try a Little Tenderness
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
3:28
9My Happiness
cover recording of:
My Happiness
lyricist:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933) and Betty Peterson (in 1948)
composer:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Happiness Music Corp.
2:36
10I Did What I Did for Maria
cover recording of:
I Did What I Did for Maria
writer:
Peter Callander and Mitch Murray
32:23
11Just Married
recording of:
Just Married
writer:
Al Allen and Barry De Vorzon
2:12
12Among My Souvenirs
cover recording of:
Among My Souvenirs
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)
2:38
1318 Yellow Roses
cover recording of:
18 Yellow Roses
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Darin
2:39
14Hawaiian Wedding Song
cover recording of:
Hawaiian Wedding Song
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 (UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, 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
2:22
15Kaw-Liga
cover recording of:
Kaw‐Liga
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1952-12-02)
2:35
16Return to Me
cover recording of:
Return to Me
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)
2:58
17El Paso City
recording of:
El Paso City
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
is based on:
El Paso
4:20
18Harbour Lights
cover recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
2:32
19Amor
1:58
20Padre
cover recording of:
Padre
writer:
Alain Romans and Paul Francis Webster
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:19
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1El Paso
recording of:
El Paso City
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
is based on:
El Paso
4:22
2A Hundred and Sixty Acres
recording of:
A Hundred and Sixty Acres
writer:
David Kapp
publisher:
Leeds Music (MCA)
31:43
3You Belong to My Heart
recording of:
You Belong to My Heart (The Three Caballeros)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Agustín Lara
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
translated version of:
Solamente una vez
1:57
4The Fastest Gun Around
recording of:
The Fastest Gun Around
writer:
Jim Glaser and Jeanne Pruett
1:48
5I Walk Alone
recording of:
I Walk Alone
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Wilson (Herbert W. Wilson)
3:04
6The Hanging Tree
recording of:
The Hanging Tree
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
part of:
The 32nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:54
7Bound for Old Mexico
recording of:
Bound for Old Mexico
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lebsock
3:00
8My 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
9Billy the Kid
arranger:
Marty Robbins
cover recording of:
Billy the Kid
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
32:19
10Streets of Laredo
cover recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
2:49
11Devil 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
2:54
12Song of the Bandit
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-03-08)
recording of:
Song of the Bandit (on 1960-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
2:33
13Love Is Blue (L’amour est bleu)
cover recording of:
Love Is Blue (L'amour est bleu)
composer:
Bryan Blackburn, Pierre Louis Lemaire and André Popp
2:26
14A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1957-01-25)
producer:
Mitch Miller
recording of:
A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation (on 1957-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:31
15They’re Hanging Me Tonight
recording of:
They’re Hanging Me Tonight
writer:
James N. Low (US songwriter) and Art Wolpert
43:07
16Red River Valley
recording of:
Red River Valley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 756)
2:27
17Tonight Carmen
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-04-12)
recording of:
Tonight Carmen (on 1967-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:48
18Maria Elena
cover recording of:
Maria Elena (Spanish original)
lyricist and composer:
Lorenzo Barcelata
2:47