Sings Marty Robbins

Don McLean | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Madacy 2 Label Group
• ASIN: B00005BC8Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,300 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Singin' the Blues

2. Kaw-Liga

3. Among My Souvenirs

4. Don't Worry 'Bout Me

5. Ribbon of Darkness

6. The Story of My Life

7. El Paso

8. I Can't Quit

9. Love Me

10. Devil Woman

11. Time Goes By

12. You Gave Me a Mountain

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don and Marty -- A Great Combo!, May 28, 2001

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Jerald E. Mills "Jerry Mills" (Santee, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sings Marty Robbins (Audio CD)

Marty Robbins was a great vocalist who enjoyed all types of music and performed them well. Don McLean is the same in many regards, and perhaps it's the ghost of Marty that inspired Don to put out his best work since "For the Memories". If you are a Marty Robbins fan, as I am, it takes a couple of times through the album to get the expectation of Marty's renditions out of your ears. To Don's credit, he did not try to imitate Marty; rather, he interpreted Marty's songs to fit his style and voice and the results are a A-1. Many of Marty's most familiar tunes are here: "Singin' the Blues", "Kaw Liga", "Ribbon of Darkness", "El Paso", "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", and "Devil Woman". ("White Sport Coat" can be found on the aforementioned "For the Memories".) While all the tracks are good, Don's best performances are on some of Marty's forgotten hits, "Time Goes By", "Among My Souvenirs", "I Can't Quit", and "Love Me". People like me who have enjoyed Don McLean's music for many years will be delighted at the enthusiasm, energy, and professional sound of this album. Hopefully Don will be putting out more like it in the near future!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Addition for Marty Fans !!!, December 31, 2004

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Charles Mays III "BlueDream" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sings Marty Robbins (Audio CD)

Don Mclean does a good job of interpreting some of the songs of Marty Robbins. He uses somewhat of a progressive country rock sound on some of the songs.
The best part of this album is that the songs are all done in a different style than Marty did yet they are still recognizable from the original version.
The best cut on this album is Kaw-Liga. Although one does not think of "Kaw-Liga" as being a Marty Robbins song it was recorded by Marty and put on one of his early albums.
Don also does a good job on "Devil Woman" with a tropical flavor but still quite a bit different form the Robbins version which went to number 14 on the Pop Charts in 1962.
I was disappointed by "Ribbon of Darkness" but enjoyed Mclean's version of a 1950's "Time Goes By."
If you are a Marty Robbins fan then this is a good album to have in your collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Marty Would Like These, September 18, 2004

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Charles Mays III "BlueDream" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sings Marty Robbins (Audio CD)

Don McLean has put together a good album of songs associated with Marty Robbins.
The best cuts here seem to be Devil Woman and Time Goes By.
All of the songs are done differently than the original Robbins' recordings but this is to Mclean's credit. This is fresh approach to some great music!