It's a Sin (Marty Robbins album)

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It's a Sin
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Released1969
Genre Country
Label Columbia Records
Marty Robbins chronology
I Walk Alone
(1968)
It's a Sin
(1969)
Marty's Country
(1969)

It's a Sin is a studio album by country music singer Marty Robbins. It was released in 1969 by Columbia Records. [1]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on July 12, 1969, peaked at No. 6, and remained on the chart for a total of 29 weeks. The album included two Top 10 singles: "It's a Sin" (No. 5) and "I Can't Say Goodbye" (No. 8). [2]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars. [3]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "I Can't Say Goodbye"
  2. "It's a Sin"
  3. "Hello Daily News" written by Jim Easterling
  4. "If I Want to Go"
  5. "You Gave Me a Mountain"

Side B

  1. "When My Turn Comes Around"
  2. "We're Getting Mighty Close"
  3. "Rainbows"
  4. "Times Have Changed"
  5. "This Song"
  6. "Fresh Out of Tears"

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References

  1. "Marty Robbins - It's a Sin". Discogs. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 150. ISBN   0898201241.
  3. "It's a Sin". AllMusic . Retrieved December 18, 2020.