The Performer (Marty Robbins album)
The Performer | ||||
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Studio album by Marty Robbins | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
Marty Robbins chronology | ||||
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The Performer is an album by American country music singer and songwriter Marty Robbins (Martin David Robinson, September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982[1]) released in 1978 by Columbia Records. The album peaked at #47 in the US country chart and #7 in the Canadian country chart. Two singles from the album charted in the country charts, “Please Don’t Play a Love Song” was #17 in both the US and Canada, and “Touch Me With Magic” reached #15 in the US and #18 in Canada. This was his penultimate album issued prior to his death in 1982 and concentrated on country ballads.
Track listing[2]
Side 1
- "Please Don’t Play a Love Song” (Billy Sherrill, Stephen Davis) – 3:04
- "Confused and Lonely" (Marty Robbins) – 2:37
- "Look What You’ve Done” (Steve Gibb) – 3:20
- "You’re Not Ready For Me Yet" (Marty Robbins) – 3:07
- "Another Pack of Cigarettes, Another Glass of Wine" (Marty Robbins) – 3:00
Side 2
- "My Elusive Dreams (Curley Putman, Marty Robbins) – 3:42
- "Jenny" (C. Davies) – 3:00
- "Oh, Regina" (Marty Robbins) – 2:24
- "Touch Me With Magic" (Steve Bogard, Mike Utley} – 2:41
- "The Performer" (Marty Robbins) – 3:20
- NB: All tracks produced in 1979 except side1, track1 and side 2, track 2 both produced in 1978.
Production[2]
- Producer: Billy Sherrill
- Engineer: Lou Bradley
- Recorded at: CBS Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
- Background Vocals: The Nashville Edition
- Strings arranged by: Bill McElhiney & Bill Justis
- Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins (piano) appeared courtesy of Elektra Records
- Album cover photography: Slick Lawson
- Album cover design: William J. Johnson/Virginia Team
References
- ↑ Marty Robbins. [Internet]. 2014. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/marty-robbins-20651271 [Accessed 10 Mar 2014].
- 1 2 Original album sleeve notes
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