22. Marty Robbins | Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1959)

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Tracks

1. Big Iron
2. Cool Water
3. Billy The Kid
4. A Hundred And Sixty Acres
5. They're Hanging Me Tonight
6. The Strawberry Roan
7. El Paso
8. In The Valley
9. The Master's Call
10. Running Gun
11. The Little Green Valley
12. Utah Carol

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Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is a solid album. I fell in love with this album the very first time I heard it and haven't given up the love affair. Each song evokes brilliantly clear images of the Old West. Marty Robbins has the most perfect voice for this kind of music; he sounds just like the rough and rugged characters he sings about.

All the songs are thematically and stylistically linked, but they are unique enough to complement each other. The strongest songs are Big Iron, Cool Water, They're Hanging Me Tonight, El Paso, The Master's Call and Utah Carol.
★★★★★★★★★★