Don't Rob Another Man's Castle

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"Don't Rob Another Man's Castle"
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Single by Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar
B-side There's Not a Thing (I Wouldn’t Do for You) [1]
PublishedFebruary 22, 1949 (1949-02-22) by Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hollywood, Calif. [2]
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1949 (1949-01-21) [1]
RecordedDecember 21, 1948 (1948-12-21) [3]
Studio RCA Victor, New York City [3]
Genre Country
Length2:37
Label RCA Victor 48-0042 [1]
Songwriter(s) Jenny Lou Carson [2]
Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar singles chronology
"A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses) / Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away"
(1948)
"Don't Rob Another Man's Castle"
(1949)
"The Echo of Your Footsteps / One Kiss Too Many"
(1949)

"Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" is a song written by Jenny Lou Carson. First recorded by Eddy Arnold on December 21, 1948 at RCA Victor Studio 1 at 155 East 24th St. in New York City, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Folk Best Seller chart in 1949. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Victor 21-0002 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. 1 2 Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1949). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1949 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 3 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  3. 1 2 "Victor matrix D8VB-4096. Don't rob another man's castle / Eddy Arnold - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 28.
  6. "Guy Mitchell With Mitch Miller & His Orch. & Chorus* - Don't Rob Another Man's Castle / Why Should I Go Home". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.