Marty Robbins - The Essential Marty Robbins

Sony's Essential Marty Robbins highlights 40 remastered tracks recorded during the singer's lengthy tenure with Columbia, following the major paths Robbins' 30-year-career took. Starting with his first number one country single, "I'll Go On Alone," in 1952 and the crossover pop collaborations of the era with Mitch Miller and the Ray Conniff Orchestra, the package wraps up with his final Top Ten country single from 1982, "Honkytonk Man." Ample space is given to the much revered gunfighter ballads of the early '60s and several Billy Sherrill-produced singles in the mid-'70s. While these discs contain a wealth of Robbins material from which to choose, Essential only hints at the singer's ability to easily grasp and interpret varied stylistic genres of music. With that in mind, Sony's 1991 Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982 is still the recommended set as it features an extra ten tracks. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Caiola Guitar Allan Reuss Guitar Andrew Ackers Piano Bill Pittman Guitar Bill Pursell Organ, Piano Billy Mure Guitar Billy Sanford Guitar Billy Sherrill Producer Bob Johnston Producer Bob Jones Design Bob Montgomery Producer Bob Moore & His Orchestra Bass Buddy Emmons Guitar (Steel) Buddy Spicher Fiddle Charlie Daniels Guitar Clay Caire Drums Dale Potter Fiddle Dick Hyman Piano Don Arnone Guitar Don Law Producer Don Roth Guitar Donald Slayman Fiddle Ed Shaughnessy Drums Elizabeth Reilly Photo Research Farris Coursey Drums Floyd Chance Bass Floyd Cramer Piano Floyd Lanning Guitar Frank Carroll Bass Frank Driggs Photography Frank Jones Producer Frover Lavender Fiddle George Richey Guitar Grady Martin Guitar Gregg Geller Compilation Producer Hank Garland Guitar Hank Parker Photography Hargus "Pig" Robbins Piano Harold Carmack Piano Henry Strzelecki Bass Hillous Butrum Guitar Hilmer J. Timbrell Guitar Howard Fritzson Art Direction Jack Pruett Guitar Jack Wade Guitar James Farmer Guitar (Steel) James Stroud Drums Jerry Byrd Bass Jerry Carrigan Drums Jerry Shook Guitar Jimmy Rollins Guitar Joe Knight Guitar John R. "Ricky" Jackson Project Director Johnny Gimble Fiddle Ken Bell Guitar Kenny Malone Drums Kenny Mims Guitar Larry Butler Piano Louis Dunn Drums Marty Robbins Piano Mitch Miller Producer Norbert Putman Bass Owen Nradley Piano Pete Drake Guitar (Steel) Pete Wade Guitar Philip Stephens Bass Ray Edenton Guitar Rich Kienzle Liner Notes Richard Morris Bells, Marimba, Vibraphone Ron Oates Keyboards Sandy Speiser Photography Si Zentner Trombone Slick Lawson Photography Slim Harbert Bass Steve Schaeffer Bass Steven Berkowitz A&R Ted Romersa Drums Tom Choi Package Manager Tommy "Snuff" Garrett Producer Tommy Allsup Guitar Tony Mottola Guitar Tony Rizzi Guitar Vic Anesini Mastering Walter Haynes Producer