Song of the Islands (Marty Robbins album) explained

Song of the Islands is a studio album by country music singer Marty Robbins. It was released in 1957 by Columbia Records.^[1]

In the annual poll of country music disc jockeys by Billboard magazine, Song of the Islands was rated No. 5 among the "Favorite C&W Albums" of 1958.^[2]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.^[3] Reviewer Timothy Monger called it "one of the terrific curiosities of [Robbins'] lengthy career."^[3]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Songs of the Islands"
2. "Don't Sing Aloha When I Go"
3. "Beyond the Reef"
4. "Crying Steel Guitar Waltz"
5. "My Isle of Golden Dreams"
6. "Now Is the Hour"

Side B

1. "Sweet Leilani"
2. "Down Where the Trade Winds Blow"
3. "Constancy"
4. "Iceland Echoes"
5. "Moonland"
6. "Aloha ʻOe"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marty Robbins - Songs of the Islands. Discogs. December 18, 2020.
2. News: Favorite C&W Albums. The Billboard. November 17, 1958. 22.
3. Web site: Songs of the Islands. AllMusic. December 18, 2020.