1. El Paso
2. Streets Of Laredo
3. Ribbon Of Darkness
4. Love Is Blue
5. Big Iron
6. Devil Woman
7. Don't Worry
8. Tonight Carmen
9. You Gave Me A Mountain
10. Kaw-Liga
11. My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
12. Padre
13. The Hanging Tree
14. Red River Valley
15. Joli Girl
16. The Girl With Gardenias In Her Hair
17. It's A Sin
18. Maria (If I Could)
19. I Walk Alone
20. Aloha Oe (Farwell To Thee)
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Marty Robbins has more greatest-hits compilations than most artists have hits. This 20-cut single-disc collection is one of the better values, with a representative selection that extends from gunfighter balladry such as "El Paso" (his 1959 chart-topper and biggest crossover success) and "Big Iron" to the calypso-tinged "Devil Woman" to his cover of Gordon Lightfoot's folkish "Ribbon of Darkness." Throughout his 30-year recording career, Robbins combined a tremulous tenor with canny commercial instincts, stretching the boundaries of country music while expanding his popular base. He was equally at home with a cowboy song ("Red River Valley"), a gospel tune ("You Gave Me a Mountain"), and a slice of Hawaiian exotica ("Aloha Oe"). Inexplicably, the album features the schmaltzy "Love Is Blue" at the expense of "A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)," a '50s pop smash that remained one of his biggest hits. --Don McLeese
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Marty Robbins - All-Time Greatest Hits
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1992-02-04)
- Publisher: Sony
- Label: Sony
- Studio: Sony
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 8 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #4546
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Summary: Marty Robbins All-Time Greatest Hits 2007-04-15
Comment: I have a couple Marty Robbins CDs. This one is my favorite. Really enjoy the collection of songs. Would recommend this CD without hesitation.
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Summary: Maraty Robbins Greatest Hits 2007-01-10
Comment: Received it timely...good stuff...but not what I was looking for for his greatest hits. I still enjoyed it.
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Summary: Great Gift 2007-01-09
Comment: I bought this as a gift for my parents and they love it.
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Summary: Reincarnated Cowboy 2006-03-20
Comment: Marty Robbins believed he was a reincarnated cowboy. Many of his songs came from dreams. All 20 of these wonderful songs take you to another place and time and tell delicious stories of love and adventure. Wonderful places to go - especially if you're a true Marty Robbins fan.
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Summary: Mixed Emotions 2004-11-29
Comment: You can take any given number of Marty Robbins songs and call them his greatest hits as the man had talent and versatility to spare. Certainly most of the songs on this package are exceptional but there are so many left out. "A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)", perhaps his greatest crossover hit is missing in favor of Hank Williams, Sr.'s "Kaw-Liga" (done to death) and the so-so "Maria (If I Could"). And the hit doesn't even appear on the follow-up album of "more greatest hits". What were they thinking? Early hits "I Couldn't Keep From Crying" and "The Story of My Life" are not here. And on it goes. You will probably enjoy most or all of the songs herein but if you can find it, it's better to go for "The Essential Marty Robbins 1951-1982" that covers some hokey early recordings before he hit his stride plus the ones named, other certified HITS and songs that were only mild hits or not hits at all but are a lot more rewarding to listen to than the less-than-blockbuster filler found here. Shop around before you buy.
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