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Track Listings
| 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 |
| 13. The Hanging Tree |
| 14. Saddle Tramp |
| 15. El Paso (Full-Length Version) |
Product Description
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A lonely Westerner in Nashville, Marty Robbins salved his soul by cutting an album (in one afternoon) of mostly self-composed cowboy ballads. One of them was a four-and-a-half-minute epic, "El Paso," that broke every rule of Top 40 programming to become a No. 1 pop and country hit in 1960. Robbins was arguably the most surefooted and accomplished singer in all country music, and that was never more obvious than on these Western ballads performed to often breathtaking perfection with a very small group and a vocal trio. Other titles include "Big Iron" (also a Top 30 hit), "Running Gun," and Western classics like "Cool Water," "Billy the Kid," and "The Strawberry Roan." Three extra tracks flesh out the 1999 release, including "Saddle Tramp" (the B-side of "Big Iron") and "The Hanging Tree" (title song from the 1959 Gary Cooper Western). --Colin Escott
Album Description
Marty's contagious love for these Old West songs made this 1959 LP one of his best-and one of the best country albums of its time. You get Marty Robbins Sings Hank Williams as a bonus; the hits El Paso; Big Iron , and The Hanging Tree join Marty's takes on Kaw-Liga; Long Gone Lonesome Blues; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry , and more!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic is not overhype.,
By "chickjones44" (Fairborn, OH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs (Audio CD)
Every song here is special. I remember skipping a day of school my senior year (sorry, Mom), driving around listening to the tape I had of this. When this special edition CD came out, I jumped on it. Excellent songwriting, superior musicianship, and possibly one of the best voices in the history of country music make this album a keeper. Marty Robbins spins tales of danger, love, and death and enraptures the listener in the process. "Utah Carol" tells the story of sacrifice in the face of danger. "Running Gun" speaks about how you can never turn your back on a life of crime completely. "The Master's Call" is a supernatural cowboy tale. Of course, the two standouts on this album are "Big Iron" and "El Paso". Both are Leone/Ford-esque tales of confrontations. The latter being between a reformed criminal, his loved one, and the law, and the former being between two men on opposite sides of justice. Close your eyes and imagine what Tarantino would do with these songs. I would say, this and Red-Headed Stranger would be number 1 and 2 on a list of country concept albums. Big-time props to the Glaser Brothers for superior harmonies, and Grady Martin for some of the greatest guitar work ever heard on vinyl, tape, or disc. This isn't just a present for grandpa. If you are drawn in by Johnny Cash's American Recordings, then you will love this.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Real West,
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This review is from: Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs (Audio CD)
First I'd like to say I absolutely despise most of the swabby, commercial garbage played on most so-called Country and Western stations today. Have a singer whine and sing through his nose, throw in a little fiddle and some stupid lyrics and presto: instant country music which is rarely more than pop music with a twang.Those who want to hear what real country/western is all about have only a few contemporary artists like Junior Brown or Dwight Yoakam to listen to or they have to go back to the old masters.Marty Robbins is a western native who put the "western" in C&W music and his album "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs" is the vehicle with which he accomplishes that.Any one who loves the west can't help being moved by the collection of timeless classics on this album. Frankly, though its a great song, I am tired of El Paso.There are many equally good songs here. The listener will conjure images of the frontier days with the fantastic Big Iron, His Master's Call and the Hanging Tree. Anyone who has experienced the wide expanses of the intermountain west will appreciate A Hundred and Sixty Acres, Little Green Valley and Cool Water. That those are my favorites doesn't diminish the others.There is little quite like the smooth, rich, manly vocal style of Robbins or the tight play of his band. In the general style, only Gordon Lightfoot is his vocal equal.If you buy only one C&W album in your life, this should be the one for it is the standard against which all others should be measured.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Historic Work,
By Alden L. Anderson (San Antonio, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs (Audio CD)
I first bought this alblum when it was released on vinyl in the mid 60's. Any fan will tell you Marty Robbins was a gifted singer, but coupled with the material of old ballads this is one of his masterpieces. If you listen to the song "Big Iron" carefully you will hear some of the most brilliant guitar work I have ever heard. I listen to the song just for that treat. The song "Strawberry Roan" is a poem by a famous Cowboy poet put to music. Sorry, I can't name the poet right now, but your library would be a good source for Western/Cowboy poets.In short, my view of this work is an anthology of ballads of the American West that are recorded in classic Marty Robbins style. In the century to come, fans of Wild West history can know that these ballads were tales of events that happened, not TV movie themes. The thrilling story of "Utah Carol" no doubt really happened. I get goose bumps just thinking of Utah's self sacrifice. Buy and cherish this alblum it is priceless.
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