Don't Rob Another Man's Castle Explained

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Cover:	File:Don't Rob Another Man's Castle by Eddy Arnold.jpg
Published:	by Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hollywood, Calif.^[1]
Type:	single
Artist:	Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar
B-Side:	There's Not a Thing (I Wouldn’t Do for You)
Released:	^[2]
Recorded:	^[3]
Studio:	RCA Victor, New York City
Genre:	Country
Label:	RCA Victor 48-0042
Prev Title:	A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses) / Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away
Prev Year:	1948
Next Title:	The Echo of Your Footsteps / One Kiss Too Many
Next Year:	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]

Cover versions

• Later in 1949, Ernest Tubb and The Andrews Sisters along with The Texas Troubadors, took their version of the song to No. 10 on the Folk Best Seller List.^[5]
• in 1952, Guy Mitchell with accompaniment by Mitch Miller and his orchestra released their version.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office. . Catalog of Copyright Entries 1949 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 3 Pt 5A . 1949 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. . United States Copyright Office . English.
2. Web site: Victor 21-0002 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-07-04 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
3. Web site: Victor matrix D8VB-4096. Don't rob another man's castle / Eddy Arnold - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-07-04 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 29.

5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 28.

6. Web site: Guy Mitchell With Mitch Miller & His Orch. & Chorus* - Don't Rob Another Man's Castle / Why Should I Go Home. Discogs.com. 22 December 2021.