1. Tomorrow You'll Be Gone - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
2. I'll Go on Alone - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
3. I Couldn't Keep from Crying - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
4. Pain and Misery - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
5. That's All Right - Marty Robbins, Crudup, Arthur "Big
6. Maybellene - Marty Robbins, Berry, Chuck
7. Tennessee Toddy - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
8. I Can't Quit (I've Gone Too Far) - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
9. Singing the Blues - Marty Robbins, Endsley, Melvin
10. Knee Deep in the Blues - Marty Robbins, Endsley, Melvin
11. Mister Teardrop - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
12. The Story of My Life - Marty Robbins, Bacharach, Burt
13. A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation) - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
14. She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More) - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
15. Just Married - Marty Robbins, Allen, Al
16. Ain't I the Lucky One - Marty Robbins, Endsley, Melvin
17. Kaw-Liga - Marty Robbins, Rose, Fred
18. The Hanging Tree - Marty Robbins, David, Mack
19. El Paso - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
20. Big Iron - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
21. Song of the Bandit - Marty Robbins, Nolan, Bob
22. Cool Water - Marty Robbins, Nolan, Bob
23. A Little Sentimental - Marty Robbins, Babcock, Joe
24. September in the Rain - Marty Robbins, Dubin, Al
25. All the Way - Marty Robbins, Cahn, Sammy
26. Unchained Melody - Marty Robbins, North, Alex
27. Don't Worry - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
28. Devil Woman - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
29. Ruby Ann - Marty Robbins, Bellamy, Rashima
30. Smokin' Cigarettes and Drinkin' Coffee Blues - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
31. I'm Gonna Be a Cowboy - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
32. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Marty Robbins, Jones, Stan
33. San Angelo - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
34. Man Walks Among Us - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
35. Beautiful Dreamer - Marty Robbins, Foster, Stephen
36. Beyond the Reef - Marty Robbins, Pitman, Jack
37. The Hawaiian Wedding Song - Marty Robbins, Hoffman, Al
38. Yours (Quiereme Mucho) - Marty Robbins, Rodriguez, Augustin
39. Tonight Carmen - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
40. Ribbon of Darkness - Marty Robbins, Lightfoot, Gordon
41. Feleena (From El Paso) - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
42. Hello Heartache - Marty Robbins, Beard, J.
43. Begging to You - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
44. I Walk Alone - Marty Robbins, Wilson, Herbert
45. You Gave Me a Mountain - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
46. My Woman, My Woman, My Wife - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
47. Among My Souvenirs - Marty Robbins, Leslie, Edgar
48. Return to Me - Marty Robbins, DiMinno, Danny
49. Some Memories Just Won't Die - Marty Robbins, Springfield, Bobby
50. El Paso City - Marty Robbins, Robbins, Marty
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Country's jack-of-all-trades, Marty Robbins handled so many musical styles so well. The common threads were his shivering, fragile tenor; an ability to tastefully emote; and of course, an uncanny knack for appealing to popular tastes. From his earliest heart-rending ballads to his Western sagas, rockabilly romps, countrypolitan crooning, standards, and even his kitschy pop, Robbins lent them all a grace and civility that was simply hard to resist because he never (well, rarely) confused accessibility with shallowness. Though best known for bringing the cowboy uptown, Robbins helped expand the parameters of what a "country" artist could do, his choices defined by quality of material and performance, not genre. --Marc Greilsamer
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The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1991-10-22)
- Publisher: Sony
- Label: Sony
- Format: Box set
- Studio: Sony
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 16 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #158269
Avg. Customer Review:
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: GREAT 2008-03-02
Comment: OTHER THAN NOT GETTING THE BOX THAT A SET IS SUPPOSED TO COME IN THE PRODUCT WAS PERFECT.
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Summary: Lofty Company 2007-09-03
Comment: With the exception of Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, and Johnny Cash, no other Country artist had as big an impact on the more lucrative Billboard Pop singles charts than Marty Robbins, as no less than 24 times did he crack the Top/Hot 100, with another eleven just missing by making the "bubbling under" charts. And among that 24, four were Hot 100 hits only as Cap & Gown [# 45 in 1959], Is There Any Chance? and Ballad Of The Alamo [# 31 and # 34 respectively in 1960], and I Told The Brook [# 81 in 1962] did not make the Country charts.
Also, contrary to one reviewer's contention, A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) was not his best pop hit. That honour belongs to El Paso which was his only # 1 in late 1959/early 1960 [A White Sport Coat made it to # 2 in 1957 and was his second best].
He did, however, have SIXTEEN # 1 Country hits, beginning with his very first for Columbia way back in 1952 [I'll Go On Alone] and ending in 1976 with Among My Souvenirs. Both are in this box set. In addition, he had 78 other Country Top 100 singles.
So, yes, it would be rather difficult to put together a set containing 50 selections and not leave off SOMETHING of significance. In my case, for example, I would have loved to see Ballad Of The Alamo included.
But hey, what is here is worth the price because, not only does it contain 24 charted hits, they are fully detailed in the 22-page booklet that accompanies the 2 CDs. This also contains informative liner notes written by Rich Kienzle in July 1991 along with many great photos of Marty over the years, as well as album cover reproductions (including his first), and personal appearance/movie poster reproductions.
For once Columbia did something right.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Excellent sound 2004-10-18
Comment: The sound reproduction is excellent. This a very good collection of his songs, but the reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that "Streets of Laredo" is conspicuously omitted. Considering that there are 2 discs with a total of 50 songs, I don't know why this song wasn't included.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: A STELLAR CAREER 2004-10-12
Comment: The other reviewers have it pretty well-covered: this CD best covers the career of the Glendale, Arizona, native. Some of the early tunes are representative of songs that some people can point to as "hick" music. Marty didn't begin to hit his stride until the mid-50s with songs like "The Story of My Life" and "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation", the latter of which he wrote himself in just a few minutes. His "Don't Worry ('Bout Me)" was a unique crossover in that it employed the so-called "honky tonk" country sound with a malfunctioning piece of studio equipment that sounded like s "bass sax". (They left the sound in to great effect). His gunfighter albums were big sellers and, besides the classic "El Paso", included "Song of the Bandit" and "Cool Water", songs written by a hero of his, Bob Nolan, the main songwriter for his group, the original Sons of the Pioneers. Marty's ability to handle all popular song styles is displayed in this exceptional album. He refused to be placed in a rut or be classified as just a country singer. We could have done without some of the earlier unrecalled songs in favor of a few left out, but all in all, this item is well worth the price. For the record, "El Paso, City (by the Rio Grande)" is my favorite. Hope you enjoy it.
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Summary: A cut above all the others 2004-07-12
Comment: What did Elvis, Jim Reeves, Frankie Laine, Faron Young, Merle Haggard and Gene Autry all have in common? They were all fans of Marty Robbins; probably the greatest singer ever to grace Country Music. Robbins could have taken off his stetson, stepped out of his spurs and left the Country trail to be a Pop singer as his great voice effortlessly embraced songs such as 'That old Feeling', 'As time goes by', 'You made me love you', 'September in the Rain', 'Summertime', 'It had to be you' with versions that were better than many of the Pop balladeers of his time. The man was such an immense talent that most of his hits were his own compositions and not only could he sing any genre of music he could also write them as well. Soul is a much misused word in Music but Robbins had it in abundance and you believe it when Marty sings weepers like 'Begging to you', 'I walk alone', 'Don't Worry' and the vocal gymnastics he displays on 'Tonight Carmen', 'You gave me a mountain' and 'My woman, My woman, My wife' are a joy to the ear. His versatility is astonishing (probably only Elvis and Bobby Darin) can rival his talent for singing such a wide variety of songs. This box set is a stunner; Great versions of the oldies like 'Yours', 'Beyond the Reef', 'Ghost Riders in the Sky', plus a plethora of Robbins hits abound on this album.I am just disappointed there haven't been further volumes as there is enough in Columbia's vaults to justify follow ups of this truly once in a lifetime talent.
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The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
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