King of the Road: The Best of Roger Miller

~ Release by Roger Miller (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Heartaches by the Number
cover recording of:
Heartaches by the Number
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Good Ol’ Harlan Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC (in 1959)
Roger Miller2:51
2When Two Worlds Collide
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Chet Atkins
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter)
guitar:
Hank Garland, Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) and Velma Smith (Nashville A-Team)
piano:
Floyd Cramer
background vocals:
Dorothy Ann Dillard, Anita Kerr, Louis Nunley and William Guilford Wright Jr. (in the Anita Kerr Singers)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-04)
recording of:
When Two Worlds Collide
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) and Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:14
3In the Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
In the Summertime (You Don’t Want My Love) (on 1960-08-10)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Roger Miller2:00
4My Elusive Dreams
cover recording of:
My Elusive Dreams (1967 song)
writer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. and Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd.
Roger Miller3:09
5Burma Shave
recording of:
Burma Shave
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller1:53
6Fair Swiss Maiden
recording of:
Fair Swiss Maiden
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:08
7Hitch-Hiker
recording of:
Hitch‐Hiker
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:48
8Every Which-A-Way
producer:
Chet Atkins
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter)
guitar:
Hank Garland, Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) and Velma Smith (Nashville A-Team)
piano:
Floyd Cramer
background vocals:
Dorothy Ann Dillard, Anita Kerr, Louis Nunley and William Guilford Wright Jr. (in the Anita Kerr Singers)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1961-02-04 to present)
recording of:
Every Which‐A‐Way
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:12
9A Man Like Me
producer:
Owen Bradley
bass guitar:
Joe Zinkan
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar:
Hank Garland and Johnny Paycheck (country music singer-songwriter)
piano:
Floyd Cramer
steel guitar:
Jack Evins
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
A Man Like Me (on 1958-12-13)
writer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:28
10Jimmy Brown, the Newsboy
cover recording of:
Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Roger Miller2:16
11Trouble on the Turnpike
recording of:
Trouble on the Turnpike
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller1:57
12Mine Is a Lonely Life
recording of:
Mine Is a Lonely Life
lyricist and composer:
Justin Tubb (country music singer and songwriter)
Roger Miller2:19
13Hey, Little Star
producer:
Chet Atkins
bass:
Henry Strzelecki
drums (drum set):
Willie Ackerman (US studio drummer)
guitar:
Jerry Kennedy, Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) and Jerry Reed
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins
vibraphone:
Bill Pursell
violin:
Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower, Solie Fott and Lillian Hunt
background vocals:
Dorothy Ann Dillard, Anita Kerr, Louis Nunley and William Guilford Wright Jr. (in the Anita Kerr Singers)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-08-08)
recording of:
Hey Little Star
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:23
14I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today
cover recording of:
I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Roger Miller2:44
15Under Your Spell Again
cover recording of:
Under Your Spell Again
writer:
Buck Owens and Dusty Rhodes (60s US country producer/songwriter)
composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Campbell Connelly, Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
Roger Miller2:24
16Sorry, Willie
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Sorry Willie (on 1961-09-19)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:26
17On This Mountain Top
producer:
Owen Bradley
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader)
other instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Donny Young (country music singer-songwriter) and Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
On This Mountain Top (on 1958-09-08)
writer:
Gary Bryant (Country singer and songwriter) and Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
Roger Miller22:09
18Footprints in the Snow
recording of:
Footprints in the Snow
writer:
Jerry Elliott (US country songwriter) and Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:36
19Husbands & Wives
recording of:
Husbands and Wives
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller & Mary Miller2:42
20The Last Word In Lonely Is Me
recording of:
The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller & Mary Miller2:49