The Hanging Tree (Marty Robbins song)

1959 song performed by Marty Robbins

"The Hanging Tree" is a western ballad from the 1959 movie The Hanging Tree. It was scored by Max Steiner and written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston, who received nominations for the Laurel Awards and the Academy Awards in 1960. The text is a short reference to the film's story.

Marty Robbins recording

"The Hanging Tree" was performed by Marty Robbins in the film's opening credits. It was featured on the 1999 CD reissue of Robbins' album, Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. "The Hanging Tree" peaked at number 15 on the US, Hot C&W Sides chart. Crossing over to the US, Hot 100, it peaked at number 38.

Accolades

Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

Cover versions

Frankie Laine did a cover, and he performed the song at the 32nd Academy Awards.

References

"Marty Robbins - The Hanging Tree". 45cat.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
Sayrs, Elizabeth P. (1 March 2003). "Narrative, Metaphor, and Conceptual Blending in "The Hanging Tree"". Music Theory Online. 9 (1).
"The Hanging Tree". IMDb.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
"Marty Robbins – Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs (1999, CD)". Discogs.com. 1999. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 293.
Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 712.
Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.
"The Hanging Tree". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

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Albums	The Song of Robbins (1957) Song of the Islands (1958) Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1959) More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1960) Return of the Gunfighter (1963) R.F.D. (1964) The Drifter (1966) Tonight Carmen (1967) I Walk Alone (1968) It's a Sin (1969) My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (1970) Today (1972) This Much a Man (1972) El Paso City (1976) Adios Amigo (1977) The Performer (1979)
Notable singles	"Stairway of Love" "I'll Go On Alone" "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" "That's All Right" "Maybellene" "Singing the Blues" "Knee Deep in the Blues" "A White Sport Coat" "Ain't I Right" "The Story of My Life" "Just Married" "She Was Only Seventeen"* "The Hanging Tree" "El Paso" "Big Iron" "Don't Worry" "Devil Woman" "Ruby Ann" "Begging to You" "Ribbon of Darkness" "Tonight Carmen" "I Walk Alone" "It's a Sin" "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" "El Paso City" "Among My Souvenirs" "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" "Return to Me" "Some Memories Just Won't Die" "Tie Your Dream to Mine"
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