The Performer (Marty Robbins album) explained

The Performer
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Marty Robbins
Cover:	Marty+Robbins_The+Performer.jpg
Released:	1979
Genre:	Country
Label:	CBS
Producer:	Billy Sherrill
Prev Title:	Don’t Let Me Touch You
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	All Around Cowboy
Next Year:	1979

The Performer is an album by American country music singer and songwriter Marty Robbins released in 1978 by Columbia Records. The album peaked at #47 in the US country chart and #7 in the Canadian country chart. Two singles from the album charted in the country charts, “Please Don’t Play a Love Song” was #17 in both the US and Canada, and “Touch Me With Magic” reached #15 in the United States and #18 in Canada. This was his penultimate album issued prior to his death in 1982 and concentrated on country ballads.

Track listing^[1]

All tracks composed by Marty Robbins except where indicated
Side 1

1. "Please Don’t Play a Love Song” (Billy Sherrill, Stephen Davis) – 3:04
2. "Confused and Lonely" – 2:37
3. "Look What You’ve Done” (Steve Gibb) – 3:20
4. "You’re Not Ready For Me Yet" – 3:07
5. "Another Pack of Cigarettes, Another Glass of Wine" – 3:00

Side 2

1. "My Elusive Dreams" (Curly Putman, Billy Sherrill) – 3:42
2. "Jenny" (Gail Davies) – 3:00
3. "Oh, Regina" – 2:24
4. "Touch Me With Magic" (Steve Bogard, Mike Utley) – 2:41
5. "The Performer" – 3:20

NB: All tracks produced in 1979 except side 1, track 1 and side 2, track 2 both produced in 1978.

Production^[1]

• Producer: Billy Sherrill
• Engineer: Lou Bradley
• Recorded at: CBS Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
• Background Vocals: The Nashville Edition
• Strings arranged by: Bill McElhiney & Bill Justis
• Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins (piano) appeared courtesy of Elektra Records
• Album cover photography: Slick Lawson
• Album cover design: William J. Johnson/Virginia Team

Notes and References

1. Original album sleeve notes