AVID Country continues with its Four Classic Country albums series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Marty Robbins, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details
“Marty Robbins”; “Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs”; “More Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs “ and “Just A Little Sentimental”
So welcome Marty Robbins to the AVID Music Hall of Fame. Your place in the pantheon of musical legends is now assured. You have you very own Four Classic Albums release. Where does Marty Robbins sit in the Country music hall of legends, we were wondering? A look at the covers on our release suggests somewhere between Johnny Cash and Jim Reeves with a bit of Andy Williams thrown in for good measure. A sure fire hit combination we at AVID say. Marty started his recording life slightly to the “poppier” side of the railroad (after all he did record “A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation” in 1957, which went on to sell a million copies and reach Gold Record status), two years before hitting pay-dirt with his two classic albums, both featured here, “Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs” and the intriguingly titled follow up “More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs”. These are classic country albums by any standards and contain the Grammy award winning song El Paso, as well as the classic Big Iron. A mention of our other two featured titles, which while perhaps not being strictly full on country albums, however do highlight what a great voice Marty Robbins had whether he was singing county or pop or standards. So let’s drink a shot of “redeye” to country legend Marty Robbins who sadly made his last round up way back in 1982.
CD1
1-12: ‘Marty Robbins’
1. Kaw-Liga
2. Jodie
3. Nothing But Sweet Lies
4. Oh, How I Miss You (Since You Went Away)
5. Baby I Need You (Like You Need Me)
6. Shackles And Chains
7. Waltz Of The Wind
8. Paper-Face
9. Then I Turned And Slowly Walked Away
10. Wedding Bells
11. A House With Everything But Love
12. The Hands You’re Holding Now
13-24: ‘Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs’
13. Big Iron
14. Cool Water
15. Billy The Kid
16. A Hundred And Sixty Acres
17. They’re Hanging Me Tonight
18. The Strawberry Roan
19. El Paso
20. In The Valley
21. The Master’s Call
22. Running Gun
23. The Little Green Valley
24. Utah Carol
CD2
1-11: ‘More Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs’
1. San Angelo
2. Prairie Fire
3. Streets Of Laredo
4. Song Of The Bandit
5. I’ve Got No Use For The Women
6. Five Brothers
7. Little Joe The Wrangler
8. Ride, Cowboy Ride
9. This Peaceful Sod
10. She Was Young And She Was Pretty
11. My Love
12-23: ‘Just A Little Sentimental’
12. A Little Sentimental
13. Hurt
14. To Each His Own
15. I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You)
16. Answer Me My Love
17. Clara
18. Half As Much
19. Unchained Melody
20. Are You Sincere
21. Guess I’ll Be Going
22. To Think You’ve Chosen Me
23. Too Young
