Marty Robbins - The Essential Marty Robbins 1951-1982 (1991)

The double-disc set The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982 effectively presents an overview of Robbins' long, prolific career, taking in nearly every style he tried out during that time. There are honky tonk and hillbilly numbers and cowboy songs, country-pop, rockabilly and Hawaiian tunes -- in all, there are 50 songs, including the great majority of his big hit singles. In short, it's the perfect place to begin exploring his long, prolific and varied career, and it's a necessary addition to any country music library. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist
Disc 1

1. Tomorrow You'll Be Gone (02:42)
2. I'll Go On Alone (Album Version) (02:39)
3. I Couldn't keep From Crying (Album Version) (02:45)
4. Pain And Misery (Album Version) (02:18)
5. That's All Right (Album Version) (02:33)
6. Maybellene (Album Version) (02:29)
7. Tennessee Toddy (Album Version) (03:14)
8. I Can't Quit (Album Version) (02:25)
9. Singing the Blues (Album Version) (02:25)
10. Knee Deep In The Blues (02:08)
11. Mister Teardrop (Album Version) (02:46)
12. The Story of My Life (02:31)
13. A White Sport Coat (with Ray Conniff) (02:28)
14. She Was Only Seventeen (Album Version) (02:20)
15. Just Married (Album Version) (02:07)
16. Ain't I The Lucky One (Album Version) (02:14)
17. Kaw-Liga (Album Version) (02:26)
18. The Hanging Tree (02:50)
19. El Paso (Album Version) (04:38)
20. Big Iron (Album Version) (03:52)
21. Song of the Bandit (02:29)
22. Cool Water (Album Version) (03:09)
23. A Little Sentimental (02:55)
24. September In the Rain (01:58)
25. All the Way (02:56)
26. Unchained Melody (02:18)
27. Don't Worry (03:09)

Disc 2

1. Devil Woman (02:50)
2. Ruby Ann (Album Version) (01:59)
3. Smokin' Cigarettes And Drinkin' Coffee Blues (02:41)
4. I'm Gonna Be a Cowboy (Album Version) (01:50)
5. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (03:33)
6. San Angelo (Album Version) (05:32)
7. Man Walks Among Us (03:04)
8. Beautiful Dreamer (01:53)
9. Beyond the Reef (03:06)
10. The Hawaiian Wedding Song (02:14)
11. Yours (Quiereme Mucho) (02:36)
12. Tonight Carmen (Album Version) (02:44)
13. Ribbon Of Darkness (Album Version) (02:31)
14. Faleena (from El Paso) (08:16)
15. Hello Heartache (03:59)
16. Begging To You (Album Version) (02:26)
17. I Walk Alone (Album Version) (03:17)
18. You Gave Me A Mountain (Album Version) (04:01)
19. My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (Album Version) (03:31)
20. Among My Souvenirs (02:32)
21. Return To Me (02:52)
22. Some Memories Just Won't Die (03:11)
23. El Paso City (Album Version) (04:11)