Marty Robbins - Under Western Skies [Box]

Artist:

Robbins, Marty

UPC:

790051156466

See Also:

Wills, Bob Carter Family (The)

Description:

Four CDs covering Marty Robbins` complete Western recordings, 99 songs in all from 1958 until 1979. As a concept, Under Western Skies is cohesive and enjoyable, largely because Robbins` music, regardless of the particular year in which it was recorded, is unified thematically. It`s also a superb showcase for Robbins` voice, one of the most versatile in country & western -- he was equally adept at rock & roll, traditional country, or Western ballads dating back 100 years or more, but he had a way of extending the latter genre`s melodic beauty and lyricism without ever seeming repetitive. Thus, it wasn`t just that Robbins was covering this repertory, but that he was doing it in ways that, as a solo artist of his era, were just about definitive. Disc One contains songs from Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs and parts of the follow-up record, More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. Disc Two is devoted to songs from Return of the Gunfighter and the rest of More Gunfighter Ballads, filled out with songs that only appeared previously in 1984 on a Bear Family vinyl release. By the mid-`60s, Robbins` voice was even better, richer and more confident on this material, and Disc Three reflects this. Disc Four extends up through 1979, and it`s something of a tribute to Robbins` success with this repertory that precious little was left in the vaults for Bear Family or anyone else to unearth and issue for the first time. The accompanying booklet is 60 pages long, and while it does seem as though the essay is not as well organized as it might have been, it`s interesting overall, highlighted with excellent photographs and accompanied by lyrics to each of the songs and a full sessionography. ~ Bruce Eder

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. El Paso
2. Cool Water
3. In the Valley
4. Running Gun
5. Big Iron
6. Master`s Call, The
7. Little Green Valley, The
8. Hundred and Sixty Acres, A
9. Billy the Kid
10. Strawberry Roan, The
11. They`re Hanging Me Tonight
12. Utah Carol
13. Saddle Tramp
14. She Was Young and She Was Pretty
15. Streets of Laredo
16. Little Joe, The Wrangler
17. I`ve Got No Use For the Women
18. Billy Venero
19. This Peaceful Sod
20. Five Brothers
21. San Angelo
22. Ballad of the Alamo (Thirteen Days of Glory)
23. Hanging Tree, The

DISC 2:

1. Jimmy Martinez Ghost Train
2. Song of the Bandit
3. Wind
4. Prairie Fire
5. My Love
6. Ride Cowboy Ride
7. Red River Valley
8. Bend in the River, The
9. When the Work`s All Done This Fall
10. Abilene Rose
11. Dusty Winds
12. Old Red
13. Doggone Cowoby
14. When the Work`s All Done This Fall
15. Small Man
16. Red Hills of Utah, The
17. Tall Handsome Stranger
18. Fastest Gun Around, The
19. San Angelo
20. Old Red
21. Man Walks Among Us
22. Johnny Fedavo
23. Master`s Call, The
24. El Paso

DISC 3:

1. Cowboy in the Continental Suite, The
2. I`m Gonna Be a Cowboy
3. Cry Stampede
4. Oh, Virginia
5. Meet Me Tonight in Laredo
6. Take Me Back to the Prarie
7. Wind Goes, The
8. Old Pal, A Real Pal, An
9. Feleena (From el Paso)
10. Never Tie Me Down
11. Lonely Old Bunkhouse
12. Night Time on the Desert
13. Cottonwood Tree
14. Mister Shorty
15. When It`s Lamplighting Time in the Valley
16. Is There Anything Left I Can Say
17. Tonight Carmen
18. Waiting in Reno
19. Mission in Guadalajara, The
20. Love`s Gone Away
21. Bound For Old Mexico
22. Chapel Bell Chime
23. Don`t Go Away Senor
24. In the Valley of the Rio Grande
25. Gardenias in Her Hair, (The Girl With)
26. Spanish Lullaby

DISC 4:

1. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
2. Chant of the Wanderer
3. Riders in the Sky, (Ghost)
4. South of the Border
5. Sundown (Ballad of Bill Thaxton)
6. Queen of the Big Rodeo
7. Ava Maria Morales
8. Outlaws, The
9. El Paso City
10. I`m Kin to the Wind
11. Trail Dreamin`
12. She`s Just a Drifter
13. We Out There
14. Ballad of the Small Man, The
15. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
16. San Angelo
17. Pride and the Badge
18. All Around Cowboy
19. Restless Cattle
20. Dreamer, The
21. Lonely Old Bunkhouse
22. Ava Maria Morales
23. Shotgun Rider

Album Information

Release Date:

10/16/1995

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rockabilly

Label:

Bear Family Records (Germany)

Catalog Number:

15646

Original Release Year:

1996

# of Discs:

4

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

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