
Cat. No. 2880: MARTY ROBBINS ~ 16 BIGGEST HITS. COLUMBIA / LEGACY 88985497142.
MARTY ROBBINS, FAMOUS FOR HIS GUNFIGHTER BALLADS, WAS KNOWN AS THE COUNTRY TRAILBLAZER AFTER THREE DECADES ON COLUMBIA RECORDS. STARTING WITH THE ROCKABILLY OF "I'LL GO ON ALONE" IN 1952 - A RARE INSTANCE OF A COUNTRY ARTIST'S DEBUT CHART SINGLE HITTING #1 - AND THE DEFINITIVE VERSION OF "SINGING THE BLUES" IN 1956. MARTY DEVELOPED AN UNCANNY KNACK FOR ANTICIPATING EVERY MUSICAL TREND THAT CAME ALONG. THIS ALBUM PRESENTS A GOOD CROSS-SECTION OF THE MANY HIT RECORDS MARTY ACHIEVED.
TRACK LISTING: I'll Go On Alone / Singing The Blues / A White Sports Coat And A Pink Carnation / The Story Of My Life / Just Married / El Paso / Don't Worry / Devil Woman / Ruby Ann / Begging To You / Ribbon Of Darkness / Tonight Carmen / I Walk Alone / My Woman. My Woman. My Wife / Among My Souvenirs / Some Memories Just Won't Die.
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