Marty's classic 1959 concept album about the old west

• Features the timeless classics "El Paso" & "Big Iron"
• Contains 3 RARE B-sides "The Hanging Tree", "Saddle Tramp" & the extended version of "El Paso"
• Incisive new essay by author Billy Altman
• 20-BIT digitally remastered

Though he recorded a wide variety of material during a three decade career that found 47 of his singles in the Country Top Ten (13 of which crossed over to Billboard's Pop chart), Marty Robbins (1925-1982) is still best known for his story-songs of the West. The landmark "concept" album Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs from 1959, was his best-selling - and one of his best - LP's, spending 36 weeks on Billboard's Album chart and reaching number six. The record's success was in part due to the presence of Robbins' greatest hit, the Grammy-winning "El Paso," a romantic tale of a young cowboy's fatal attraction to a cantina temptress. Written by Robbins and sung with just the slightest catch in his crisp tenor-to-baritone voice, and punctuated by Grady Martin's genius flamenco touches on guitar, "El Paso" made it to the pinnacle of both the Pop and Country surveys. The album was produced by Nashville legend (and Robert Johnson producer) Don Law.

Track Listing

1. Big Iron
2. A Hundred And Sixty Acres .
3. They're Hanging Me Tonight
4. Cool Water
5. Billy The Kid
6. Utah Carol
7. The Strawberry Roan
8. The Master's Call
9. Running Gun
10. El Paso
11. In The Valley
12. The Little Green Valley

BONUS TRACKS

1. The Hanging Tree (A-side of Columbia single 4-41325)
2. Saddle Tramp (B-side of "Big Iron" single (Columbia 4-41589)
3. El Paso (full-length version)

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