The Best of Roger Miller

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1King of the Road
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States (on 1964-11-03)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-11-03)
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (on 1964-11-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Smash (in 1965)
recording of:
King of the Road (on 1964-11-03)
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
4.52:27
2Loving Her Was Easier
cover recording of:
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:04
3Green Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music, Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
3:10
4Jody and the Kid
cover recording of:
Jody and the Kid
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
3:10
5Train of Life
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Train of Life (on 1966-01-10)
writer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) and Robert Riley
2:08
6Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town (on 1967-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
3:00
7Heartbreak Hotel
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
cover recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel (on 1965-02-11)
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:13
8Home
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Home (on 1966-10-04)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
1:48
9Less and Less
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Less and Less (on 1964-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
2:29
10Tall, Tall Trees
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Tall, Tall Trees (on 1970-06-11)
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
2:14
11Invitation to the Blues
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Invitation to the Blues (on 1970-06-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
publisher:
Trio Music (publisher) and Fort Knox Music (in 1958)
32:35
12When 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”)
2:14
13A World So Full of Love
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
demo recording of:
A World So Full of Love (in 1960)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) and Faron Young
2:00
14Dang Me
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
recording of:
Dang Me (on 1964-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
1:49
15Engine Engine #9
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Engine Engine #9 (on 1965-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
2:19
16Kansas City Star
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Kansas City Star (on 1965-05-31)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
recording of:
Kansas City Star (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
2:19
17Little 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 (publisher) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
2:37
18Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line (on 1969-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Ivy J. Bryant (country music guitarist & composer)
publisher:
Central Songs, Inc.
2:06
19Husbands and Wives
recording of:
Husbands and Wives
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
2:24
20Me and Bobby McGee
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (on 1969-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs Ltd. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
4:04
21Billy Bayou
recording of:
Billy Bayou
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
publisher:
Good Music Ltd. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
1:53
22England Swings
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
England Swings (on 1965-08-10)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
31:53
23Walking in the Sunshine
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Walking in the Sunshine (on 1967-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
2:39