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King of the Road [Bear Family] [CD] [1 disc] [4000127154774]

Roger Miller (Country)
1 disc

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'
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 0000015477
Credits

Producer Chet Atkins; Jerry G. Kennedy; Jerry Kennedy; Bob Ferguson; Richard Weize (Reissue)
Engineer
Personnel: Roger Miller (vocals, guitar); Jack Clement, Jerry G. Kennedy, Jerry Reed Hubbard, Ray Edenton, Wayne Moss (guitar); Pete Drake (steel guitar); Wilda Tinsley, Solie Fott, Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower (violin); Floyd Cramer, Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); William Paul Ackerman, Kenny Buttrey, Buddy Harman (drums).
Liner Note Author: Otto Kitsinger.
Recording information: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (08/10/1960-11/06/1963).
Photographer: Richard Weize.
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.