Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
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Tracklist
1
Big Iron
2
Hundred and Sixty Acres, A
3
They're Hanging Me Tonight
4
Cool Water
5
Billy the Kid
6
Utah Carol
7
Strawberry Roan, The
8
Master's Call, The
9
Running Gun
10
El Paso
11
In the Valley
12
Little Green Valley, The
13
Hanging Tree, The - (single A-side, bonus track)
14
Saddle Tramp - (B-side of "Big Iron" single, bonus track)
15
El Paso - (full-length version, bonus track)
About This Release
Marty's classic 1959 concept album about the old west is highlighted by the timeless classics "El Paso" and "Big Iron." This 20-bit digitally remastered reissue boasts 3 rare B-sides ("The Hanging Tree," "Saddle Tramp" and the extended version of "El Paso"), plus incisive new essay.
More Details
''Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs'' is an album released by Marty Robbins on the Columbia Records label in September 1959, peaking at #6 on the U.S. pop albums chart. It was recorded on April 7, 1959
It is perhaps best known for Robbins' most successful single, "El Paso", a major hit on both the country and pop music charts. It reached #1 in both charts at the start of 1960 and won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording that same year.
In 1999 it was re-released on the Legacy Records reissue label with the tracks resequenced and included three bonus tracks, including the full length version of "El Paso." - Wikipedia