Don't Rob Another Man's Castle

{{Short description|1949 song by Jenny Lou Carson}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Don't Rob Another Man's Castle

| cover = File:Don't Rob Another Man's Castle by Eddy Arnold.jpg

| alt =

| published = {{Start date|1949|2|22}} by Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hollywood, Calif.{{Cite book |last=Library of Congress. Copyright Office. |url=http://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyri335libr |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries 1949 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 3 Pt 5A |date=1949 |publisher=U.S. Govt. Print. Off. |others=United States Copyright Office |language=English}}

| type = single

| artist = Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar

| album =

| B-side = There's Not a Thing (I Wouldn’t Do for You)

| released = {{Start date|1949|1|21}}{{Cite web |title=Victor 21-0002 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/18440/Victor_21-0002 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}

| recorded = {{Start date|1948|12|21}}{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix D8VB-4096. Don't rob another man's castle / Eddy Arnold - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300012459/D8VB-4096-Dont_rob_another_mans_castle |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}

| studio = RCA Victor, New York City

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=37}}

| label = RCA Victor 48-0042

| writer = Jenny Lou Carson

| producer =

| 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.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=29}}

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.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=28}}
  • in 1952, Guy Mitchell with accompaniment by Mitch Miller and his orchestra released their version.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1087021-Guy-Mitchell-With-Mitch-Miller-His-Orch-Chorus-Dont-Rob-Another-Mans-Castle-Why-Should-I-Go-Home|title=Guy Mitchell With Mitch Miller & His Orch. & Chorus* - Don't Rob Another Man's Castle / Why Should I Go Home|website=Discogs.com|access-date=22 December 2021}}

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