The Best of Roger Miller

~ Release by Roger Miller (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Contains new and re-recordings (and a few originals)

Tracklist

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1King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
lyricist:
Roger Miller
composer:
Roger Miller (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
2:27
2Dang Me
recording of:
Dang Me
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
1:45
3Me and Bobbie McGee
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
3:20
4In the Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)
recording of:
In the Summertime (You Don’t Want My Love)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
1:49
5Everything's Coming Up Roses
cover recording of:
Everything’s Coming Up Roses (Gypsy)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America Limited
part of:
Gypsy
2:27
6Walkin' in the Sunshine
recording of:
Walking in the Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
2:38
7Little Green Apples
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Little Green Apples (on 1968-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
publisher:
Peter Maurice and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
2:40
8Chug-A-Lug
recording of:
Chug-a-Lug
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
2:03
9Husbands and Wives
recording of:
Husbands and Wives
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
2:28
10It Happened Just That Way
recording of:
It Happened Just That Way
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
1:48
11When Two Worlds Collide
recording of:
When Two Worlds Collide
writer:
Bill Anderson and Roger Miller
2:22
12Do-Wacka-Do
recording of:
Do-Wacka-Do
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
1:48
13Heartaches 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)
2:51
14My Uncle Used to Love Me but She Died
recording of:
My Uncle Used to Love Me but She Died
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
2:00
15If You Want Me To
producer:
Chet Atkins
bass:
Henry Strzelecki
drums (drum set):
Jack Greubel
guitar:
Roger Miller, Jerry Reed and Velma Smith
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy
piano:
Floyd Cramer
vocals:
Roger Miller (in 1964)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-08-06)
recording of:
If You Want Me To (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
1:59
16I Catch Myself Crying
recording of:
I Catch Myself Crying
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
2:41
17Billy Bayou
recording of:
Billy Bayou
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
publisher:
Good Music Ltd. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
1:59
18Burning Bridges
cover recording of:
Burning Bridges
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Miller
2:24
19Engine Engine #9
recording of:
Engine Engine #9
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
2:17
20Release Me
recording of:
Release Me
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller, Dub Williams and Robert Yount
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited, Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
2:21
21Early in the Morning
cover recording of:
I Get Up Early in the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:02
22Every Which-A-Way
producer:
Chet Atkins
bass:
Bob Moore
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman
guitar:
Hank Garland, Roger Miller and Velma Smith
piano:
Floyd Cramer
background vocals:
Dorothy Ann Dillard, Anita Kerr, Louis Nunley and William Guilford Wright Jr.
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1961-02-04 to present)
recording of:
Every Which‐A‐Way
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
2:12
23My Elusive Dreams
cover recording of:
My Elusive Dreams (1967 song)
writer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. and Billy Sherrill
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd.
3:09
24Kansas City Star
recording of:
Kansas City Star
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
2:21
25Trouble on the Turnpike
recording of:
Trouble on the Turnpike
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
1:58
26Footprints in the Snow
recording of:
Footprints in the Snow
writer:
Jerry Elliott and Roger Miller
2:36
27You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd
recording of:
You Can’t Roller Skate With a Buffalo Herd
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
publisher:
Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
1:54
28One Dyin' and a Buryin'
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
One Dying and a Burying (on 1965-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
2:04
29A Part of Me
cover recording of:
You're a Part of Me
writer:
Fred Price and Ray Pressley
1:57
30England Swings
recording of:
England Swings
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
1:53