Under Western Skies [Box set]

Marty Robbins | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000001AZX
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #52 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Traditional Country

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Paso [Long Version - Mono]

2. Cool Water

3. In The Valley

4. Running Gun

5. Big Iron

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Jimmy Martinez

2. Ghost Train

3. Song of the Bandit

4. Wind

5. Prairie Fire

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. The Cowboy in the Continental Suit

2. I'm Gonna Be a Cowboy

3. Cry Stampede

4. Oh Virginia

5. Meet Me Tonight in Laredo

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine

2. Chant of the Wanderer

3. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky

4. South of the Border

5. Sundown (Ballad of Bill Thaxton)

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Although he lived most of his life in Nashville, Marty never left the west behind. He proved that he could masterfully reinterpret classic western ballads, as well as write new ones every bit as good as the old ones. His western recordings for both Columbia and MCA are complete here, spanning the years 1958-1979. The set starts with The Hanging Tree, then encompasses the best-selling Gunfighter Ballads albums that included such classic tracks as El Paso, Big Iron, Tonight Carmen, Mister Shorty, and The Cowboy In The Continental Suit, as well as the El Paso sequels like Feleena From El Paso and El Paso City. Marty mixed self-composed epics with many of the greatest vintage western songs to create a tapestry of music that powerfully evokes the old west and the west in transition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every Marty Robbins cowboy song in one box., April 17, 2000

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This review is from: Under Western Skies (Audio CD)

Marty Robbins had a remarkably varied career, singing everything from mainstream country to Hawaiian music with equal aplomb. His most engaging work, however, was with Western music. Whether writing his own material or interpreting traditional favorites and contemporary classics, Marty was clearly at home on the range. Now, Bear Family has gathered every western song Marty ever cut into one terrific box set. The price tag may be a bit off-putting to casual fans, but anyone who has worn out a copy of Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs will be delighted to find that almost every track on each of the four CDs included here is of that same high quality. More importantly, this set is the only way to get the majority of these tracks. Once you do get them, you almost assuredly will not regret having spent the extra dough.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hours of Listening Bliss, May 31, 2003

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Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Under Western Skies (Audio CD)

I bought this box set several years ago, listened to it a couple of times, then put it on the shelf where it sat waiting to be played occasionally. Today I dusted it off and played it from beginning to end while catching up on paperwork.
What a bunch of great songs! Native Arizonan Robbins really is at his best when singing songs of the old west, his golden voice being perfectly suited to the genre. I am not sure if "all" of Marty's western songs are contained in this four CD set, but it must be substantially complete. There are songs of love, songs of good vs. evil, spiritual songs, and songs that glorify the simple life and the beauty of the wide open spaces. There are songs that nod to the Spanish/Mexican heritage of the Southwest and others that sing the praises of the cowboy and the gringo interloper who came to conquer and tame a wild and beautiful land. Perhaps the only song that doesn't really fit the theme of the set is the last song on the last CD, Shotgun Rider.

Now, on any project of this magnitude, there are bound to be a few dogs like the song just mentioned and a few songs that are merely weak. Marty had a tendency to go back to El Paso for inspiration, it was after all his greatest hit. And the listener will notice that on perhaps a half dozen songs. But beyond that, the purchase of this box set will buy you many hours of listening bliss.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfull country songs, March 23, 2002

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eugenio rengifo (Santiago, Región Metropolitana Chile) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Under Western Skies (Audio CD)

This is an excellent collection. Most of the famous country songs by Marty. His voice backed on wonderfull guitars and chorus is really something you cannot miss. I enjoy this album a lot.