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Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs | 
 enlarge | Artist: Marty Robbins
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
Buy New: $4.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  74 reviews
Sales Rank: 965
Format: Extra Tracks, Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 65996
UPC: 074646599624
EAN: 0074646599624
ASIN: B0000296J9
Release Date: October 19, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Big Iron - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty | | • | A Hundred and Sixty Acres - Marty Robbins, Kapp, Dave | | • | They're Hanging Me Tonight - Marty Robbins, Lowe, Jimmy | | • | Cool Water - Marty Robbins, Nolan, Bob | | • | Billy the Kid - Marty Robbins, Traditional | | • | Utah Carol - Marty Robbins, Traditional | | • | The Strawberry Roan - Marty Robbins, Traditional | | • | The Master's Call - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty | | • | Running Gun - Marty Robbins, Glaser, Jim | | • | El Paso - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty | | • | In the Valley - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty | | • | The Little Green Valley - Marty Robbins, Robison, Carson | | • | The Hanging Tree - Marty Robbins, David, Mack | | • | Saddle Tramp - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty | | • | El Paso - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty |
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Amazon.com
A lonely Westerner in Nashville, Marty Robbins salved his soul by cutting an album (in one afternoon) of mostly self-composed cowboy ballads. One of them was a four-and-a-half-minute epic, "El Paso," that broke every rule of Top 40 programming to become a No. 1 pop and country hit in 1960. Robbins was arguably the most surefooted and accomplished singer in all country music, and that was never more obvious than on these Western ballads performed to often breathtaking perfection with a very small group and a vocal trio. Other titles include "Big Iron" (also a Top 30 hit), "Running Gun," and Western classics like "Cool Water," "Billy the Kid," and "The Strawberry Roan." Three extra tracks flesh out the 1999 release, including "Saddle Tramp" (the B-side of "Big Iron") and "The Hanging Tree" (title song from the 1959 Gary Cooper Western). --Colin Escott
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| Customer Reviews: Read 69 more reviews...
One of the true American LP treasures... December 4, 2008
Every Marty fan, every country music lover, every folk music fan, and every Americana collector should have this CD. Perfect singing, great song selection, superb accompaniment, and both the long and short versions of "El Paso" are found here. "El Paso" is a story song written by Marty that matches or exceeds the best of Woody Guthrie's ballads. I put it in the class of songs like "Tom Joad" and "East Texas Red." Marty's mix here of originals and traditional songs was a key release of the Folk Revival, and the one that made it OK for country singers to make common cause with the hippies who loved folk songs. Eddy Arnold's album "Thereby Hangs a Tale" also fits this groove, and came along at about the same time, but Marty's album is even better as a whole. "Big Iron" is the leadoff tune, and it too, has shown staying power over 50 years, but "El Paso" is the iconic Marty Robbins creation.
Marty Robbins Gunfighter Ballads CD Is A Pleasure October 15, 2008
Bought a new copy of the classic, Marty Robbins' Gunfighter Ballads. This Columbia recording is of qood quality. Mr. Robbins' music has its usual unique, pleasing quality. All songs are smooth and great on the ears.
Great Album October 2, 2008
This may well be the greatest album of Marty Robbins' career. He seemed to have a passion for the Western music, although he was one of the greatest "crooners" in Country music as well.
I only have one complaint here and that is the inclusion of the "chopped up" version of El Paso, and (I guess technically two complaints) that the full length version of the song is not in stereo. I mean, come on, if the edited version is edited from the full length recording (and it was with one verse edited out) and the edited version was recorded in stereo, then wouldn't it just go unsaid that the full length version should be in stereo as well??
All in all this is a great album.
 Terrific! August 24, 2008
Old standards that have been great for almost fifty years. Well worth having in one's collection.
A True Classic August 7, 2008
This album will never go out of style. It is classic lyrics, voice, and band combined.
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