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"El Paso" is a western ballad written and originally recorded by Marty Robbins, and first released on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in September 1959. It was released as a single the following month, and became a major hit on both the country and pop music charts , becoming the first No. 1 hit of the 1960s on both.
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is the fifth studio album by Marty Robbins, released on the Columbia Records label in September 1959 and peaking at number 6 on the U.S. pop albums chart. It was recorded in a single eight-hour session on April 7, 1959, [ 1 ] and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1965 [ 2 ] and Platinum in 1986. [ 3 ]
The song's composer, Pete Townshend, explained that the song is about God deciding to create the universe just so he can hear some music, "and most of all, one of his best creations, Marty Robbins." [ 24 ] The Beasts of Bourbon released a song called "The Day Marty Robbins Died" on their 1984 debut album The Axeman's Jazz .
El Paso: Greatest Hits And Favorites (2010) El Paso: Marty Robbins Story;1952-1960 (2012) My Woman, My Woman, My Wife/Marty After Midnight (2012) Rocks (2012) Return to Me : Columbia Country Hits; 1959-1982 (2013) Legends/Come Back to Me (2013) El Paso City/Adios Amigo (2013) 101 Devil Woman: Best of Marty Robbins (2013) Just a Little ...
"El Paso City" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Marty Robbins. It was released in March 1976 as the first single and title track from the album El Paso City . The song was Robbins' 15th number one on the U.S. country singles chart and his first since " My Woman, My Woman, My Wife " six years earlier.
Pages in category "Songs written by Marty Robbins" ... El Paso (song) El Paso City; H. The Hands You're Holding Now; I. I Couldn't Keep from Crying; I'll Go On Alone; K.
It was released in 1960 by Columbia Records as a sequel to Robbins's 1959 hit album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. In Billboard magazine's annual poll of country music disc jockeys, More Gunfighter Ballads was rated No. 9 among the "Favorite C&W Albums" of 1960. [ 2 ]
El Paso City is a studio album by country music singer Marty Robbins.It was released in 1976 by Columbia Records. Billy Sherrill was the producer. [1]The album debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on September 4, 1976, peaked at No. 1, and remained on the chart for a total of 28 weeks.