King of the Road [Bear Family]

by Roger Miller

Overview

One of many Roger Miller releases called KING OF THE ROAD after his breezy country-pop hit, this excellent collection by the Bear Family label presents many of the finest 1960s tunes by the charming songwriter-turned-performer. While the set includes the beloved title track, it also features a number of the deep-voiced Texas singer's silly novelty numbers (the goofy "Dang Me," the hard-drinking "Chug-A-Lug") and other more serious hits, such as the wistful "Engine, Engine #9" and the woeful "One Dyin' and a Buryin'." Though there are more comprehensive Miller anthologies on the market (see Mercury Nashville's three-disc box set of the same title), this compilation, which is packed with 29 concise tracks, stands out as one of the best single-disc surveys of the amiable troubadour's pop/country-crossover years.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/27/1994
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	4000127154774
Rank:	49874

Tracks

1. You're Part of Me
2. Fair Swiss Maiden
3. Every Which-A-Way
4. It Happened Just That Way
5. I Get up Early in the Morning
6. I Catch Myself Crying
7. I'll Be Somewhere
8. Little Green Apples
9. I Know Who It Is
10. But I Love You More
11. If You Want Me To
12. Burma Shave
13. You Don't Want My Love
14. Sorry, Willie
15. You Can't Do Me This Way (And Get by With It)
16. When Two Worlds Collide
17. Lock, Stock and Teardrops
18. Trouble on the Turnpike
19. Hey Little Star
20. Footprints in the Snow
21. Hitch-Hiker
22. Dang Me
23. King of the Road
24. Chug-A-Lug
25. Engine, Engine #9
26. Kansas City Star
27. England Swings
28. Do-Wacka-Do
29. One Dyin' and a Buryin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roger Miller   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Wayne Moss   Guitar
Pete Drake   Guitar (Steel)
Jerry Crutchfield   Choir/Chorus
Ray Edenton   Guitar
Anita Kerr   Choir/Chorus
Buddy Harman   Drums
Floyd Cramer   Piano
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Piano
Jerry Reed Hubbard   Guitar
Millie Kirkham   Choir/Chorus
Ray C. Walker   Choir/Chorus
Anita Carter   Choir/Chorus
Wilda Tinsley   Violin
Dorothy Ann Dillard   Choir/Chorus
Solie Fott   Violin
Jerry G. Kennedy   Guitar
Hugh Gordon Stoker   Choir/Chorus
Bob Moore   Bass
William Paul Ackerman   Drums
Brenton Banks   Violin
Kenny Buttrey   Drums
Jack Clement   Guitar
Joe Zinkan   Bass
Cecil Brower   Violin

Technical Credits

Jerry Kennedy   Producer
Harlan Howard   Composer
Bob Ferguson   Producer
Bill Justis   Leader
Richard Weize   Photography,Reissue Producer
Jerry G. Kennedy   Producer
Otto Kitsinger   Liner Notes
Hoffman Nienburg   Art Direction
Hoffmann Nienburg   Artwork
Ray Pressley   Composer
Tom Mueller   Digital Mastering,Digital Remastering
Jerry Elliott   Composer
Bill Anderson   Composer
Bobby Russell   Composer
Chet Atkins   Producer
Jack Clement   Leader
Roger Miller   Composer