Don't Rob Another Man's Castle

1949 song by Jenny Lou Carson

"Don't Rob Another Man's Castle"

Single by Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar

B-side

There's Not a Thing (I Wouldn’t Do for You)^[1]

Published

February 22, 1949 (1949-02-22) by Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hollywood, Calif.^[2]

Released

January 21, 1949 (1949-01-21)^[1]

Recorded

December 21, 1948 (1948-12-21)^[3]

Studio

RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 East 24th St., New York City^[3]

Genre

Country

Length

2:37

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. The song was first performed by Eddy Arnold who reached No. 1 on the Folk Best Seller charts 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Victor 21-0002 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 28.
^ "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.

Eddy Arnold

Albums

Wanderin' with Eddy Arnold (1955)
Anytime (1956)
Have Guitar, Will Travel (1959)
Thereby Hangs a Tale (1959)
One More Time (1962)
Cattle Call (1963)
Folk Song Book (1964)
The Easy Way (1965)
My World (1965)
I Want to Go with You (1966)
The Last Word in Lonesome (1966)
Somebody Like Me (1966)
Lonely Again (1967)
Turn the World Around (1967)
The Everlovin' World of Eddy Arnold (1968)
The Romantic World of Eddy Arnold (1968)
Walkin' in Love Land (1968)
So Many Ways/If the Whole World Stopped Lovin' (1973)

Singles
(1940s)

"The Cattle Call"
"Each Minute Seems a Million Years"
"That's How Much I Love You"
"What Is Life Without Love"
"It's a Sin"
"I'll Hold You in My Heart"
"To My Sorrow"
"Anytime"
"Bouquet of Roses"
"Texarkana Baby"
"Just a Little Lovin'"
"A Heart Full of Love"
"Don't Rob Another Man's Castle"
"One Kiss Too Many"
"The Echo of Your Footsteps"
"I'm Throwing Rice"
"Take Me in Your Arms"

Singles
(1950s)

Singles
(1960s)

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