Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

by Marty Robbins

Overview

Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs was Marty Robbins' first album to consist entirely of Western and cowboy music. Containing the hit single "El Paso," the album was divided between originals, traditional cowboy songs, and contemporary Western songs. The result was a successful and thoroughly entertaining celebration of cowboy songs and Western movies, particularly since the songs are alternately idealistic and adventurous. Sure, Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs doesn't deal in reality, but it is grounded in myth. It just happens to be one of the most effective and romantic statements of the cowboy mythology recorded in the late '50s and early '60s. [The 1999 CD reissue contains three bonus tracks: "The Hanging Tree," "Saddle Tramp," and "El Paso."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/19/1999
Label:	Columbia/Legacy
UPC:	0074646599624
Rank:	4017

Tracks

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
11. El Paso
12. In the Valley
13. The Little Green Valley
14. The Hanging Tree
15. Saddle Tramp
17. El Paso

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Marty Robbins   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals
The Glaser Brothers   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Hilmer J. Timbrell   Guitar
Trefoni Rizzi   Guitar
Louis Dunn   Drums
Bob Moore   Bass
Jack Pruett   Guitar
Ted Romersa   Drums
Philip Stevens   Bass
Allan Reuss   Guitar
Joe Zinkan   Bass
Si Zentner   Trombone
Bill Pitman   Guitar
Grady Martin   Guitar
Ray Conniff   Orchestra Leader

Technical Credits

Jimmy Lowe   Composer
Randall Martin   Design
Art Wolfe   Composer
Bill Barnes   Design
Art Wolpert   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band   Art Direction
Billy Altman   Liner Notes
Curley Fletcher   Composer
Don Law   Producer
Mack David   Composer
Dave Kapp   Composer
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Mixing,Mastering
Mitch Miller   Producer
Al Quaglieri   Reissue Producer
Tompall Glaser   Composer
Bob Nolan   Composer
Carson Robison   Composer
Jerry Livingston   Composer
Jim Glaser   Composer
Marty Robbins   Leader,Composer
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Don Cravens   Photography