Marty Robbins - His Greatest Hits And Finest Performances (1983)

No artist in the history of country music has had a more stylistically diverse career than Marty Robbins. Never content to remain just a country singer, Robbins performed successfully in a dazzling array of styles during more than 30 years in the business. To his credit, Robbins rarely followed trends but often took off in directions that stunned both his peers and fans. Plainly Robbins was not hemmed in by anyone's definition of country music. Although his earliest recordings were unremarkable weepers, by the mid-'50s Robbins was making forays into rock music, adding fiddles to the works of Chuck Berry and Little Richard. By the late '50s, Robbins had pop hits of his own with teen fare like "A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)." Almost simultaneously, he completed work on his Song of the Islands album. In 1959, Robbins stretched even further with the hit single "El Paso," thus heralding a pattern of "gunfighter ballads" that lasted the balance of his career. Robbins also enjoyed bluesy hits like "Don't Worry," which introduced a pop audience to fuzz-tone guitar in 1961. Barely a year later, Robbins scored a calypso hit with "Devil Woman." Robbins also left a legacy of gospel music and a string of sentimental ballads, showing that he would croon with nary a touch of hillbilly twang.

Tracklist:


CD 1
1. Singing The Blues (2:27)
2. A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) (2:31)
3. The Story Of My Life (2:33)
4. Don't Worry (3:16)
5. El Paso (4:21)
6. My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (3:32)
7. Ribbon Of Darkness (2:34)
8. Among My Souvenirs (2:34)
9. El Paso City (4:12)
10. I Walk Alone (3:19)
11. The Hawaiian Wedding Song (2:18)
12. Lovely Hula Hands (2:34)
13. Sweet Leilani (1:50)
14. My Wonderful One (2:50)
15. Aloha Oe (Farewell To Thee) (2:27)
16. Kaw-Liga (2:28)
17. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (3:09)
18. Bouquet Of Roses (2:16)

CD 2
1. Lovesick Blues (2:35)
2. The Red River Valley (2:26)
3. Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu) (2:27)
4. By The Time I Get To Phoenix (3:14)
5. Yesterday (2:40)
6. The Air That I Breathe (4:07)
7. Can't Help Falling In Love (2:16)
8. Try A Little Tenderness (3:23)
9. You Made Me Love You (2:36)
10. All The Way (3:04)
11. Love Me Tender (3:04)
12. It Had To Be You (2:29)
13. Misty (3:25)
14. Devil Woman (2:53)
15. Tonight Carmen (2:47)
16. Maria Elena (2:54)
17. Ruby Ann (2:02)
18. A Good Hearted Woman (4:02)

CD 3
1. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (2:49)
2. You Gave Me A Mountain (4:05)
3. Just Married (2:11)
4. Stairway of Love (2:14)
5. Begging to You (2:29)
6. Knee Deep in the Blues (2:12)
7. Long Tall Sally (2:09)
8. Big Iron (3:59)
9. Cool Water (3:12)
10. The Hanging Tree (2:54)
11. Billy the Kid (2:22)
12. The Strawberry Roan (3:33)
13. The Streets of Laredo (2:47)
14. Adios Amigo (3:38)
15. 18 Yellow Roses (2:36)
16. Falling Out of Love (2:53)
17. Return to Me (2:55)
18. My Elusive Dreams (3:44)
19. Some Memories Just Won't Die (3:14)