Contains Columbia label recordings from 1954-1963 and a 12-page booklet.
Personnel: Marty Robbins (vocals, guitar); Jack Pruett (guitar, ukulele); Jimmy Rollins, Hillous Butrum, Grady Martin, Joe Knight , Grover Lavender (guitar); Joe Vincent, James Farmer, Jerry Byrd (steel guitar); Johnny Gimble (fiddle); William Whitney Pursell, Harold Carmack, Powell Hassell (piano); Fred Cantu, Louis Dunn (drums).
Audio Mixers: Mark Wilder; Richard Bennett .
Liner Note Author: Colin Escott.
Recording information: Bradley Film & Recording (12/19/1953-04/11/1963); Columbia Studio, Nashville, TN (12/19/1953-04/11/1963); Jim Beck Studio, Dallas, TX (12/19/1953-04/11/1963).
Illustrator: R.A. Andreas.
Photographer: R.A. Andreas.
Unknown Contributor Role: Marty Robbins.
Marty Robbins clearly felt great affinity for the music of Hawaii, and the 28 tracks on this collection contain some of his finest and most evocative singing. Although the venture wasn't commercially successful, and the music occasionally suffers the intrusion of schmaltzy Nashville production, Robbins performs beautifully, creating a breezy mood that marks one of pop music's better attempts at the genre. ~ Jim Smith
