King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller
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| King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 162:33 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Producer | The Country Music Foundation | |||
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King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller is a compilation album by Roger Miller released in 1995.[2]
70 songs in chronological order from every label (Mercury/Starday, Decca, RCA, Smash, Columbia, and MCA) for which Roger Miller recorded, and two songs from the Tony Award winning Broadway Musical Big River. Including eight unreleased recordings.
All tracks composed by Roger Miller; except where indicated
CD-1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Pillow" | 2:11 | |
| 2. | "Poor Little John" | 1:55 | |
| 3. | "A Man Like Me" | 2:25 | |
| 4. | "The Wrong Kind of Girl" | 2:15 | |
| 5. | "Jason Fleming" | 2:02 | |
| 6. | "A World So Full of Love" | 1:58 | |
| 7. | "When a House is Not a Home" | 2:28 | |
| 8. | "You Don't Want My Love" | 1:59 | |
| 9. | "When Two Worlds Collide" | Roger Miller, Bill Anderson | 2:10 |
| 10. | "Sorry, Willie" | 2:23 | |
| 11. | "So Saith He, The Lord" | 1:12 | |
| 12. | "Lock Stock & Teardrops" | 2:25 | |
| 13. | "Ain't That Fine?" | Dorsey Burnette | 2:33 |
| 14. | "Less & Less" | 2:27 | |
| 15. | "Chug-a-Lug" | 2:01 | |
| 16. | "Lou's Got The Flu" | 1:45 | |
| 17. | "The Moon is High (And So Am I)" | 1:57 | |
| 18. | "Dang Me!" | 1:47 | |
| 19. | "It Takes All Kinds to Make a World" | 2:36 | |
| 20. | "Reincarnation" | 1:58 | |
| 21. | "Hard-Headed Me" | 2:29 | |
| 22. | "Do-Wacka-Do" | 1:44 | |
| 23. | "Atta Boy, Girl" | 1:54 | |
| 24. | "Our Hearts Will Play the Music" | 2:00 |
CD-2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "King of the Road" | 2:25 | |
| 2. | "As Long As There's a Shadow" | 2:03 | |
| 3. | "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd" | 1:53 | |
| 4. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Elvis Presley, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Big Harlan Taylor" | 2:06 | |
| 6. | "One Dyin' & A-Buryin'" | 2:01 | |
| 7. | "The Last Word in Lonesome is Me" | 2:46 | |
| 8. | "It Happened Just That Way" | 1:51 | |
| 9. | "Engine, Engine #9" | 2:17 | |
| 10. | "Kansas City Star" | 2:17 | |
| 11. | "England Swings!" | 1:52 | |
| 12. | "I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)" | 2:14 | |
| 13. | "Husbands & Wives" | 2:22 | |
| 14. | "Train of Life" | 2:06 | |
| 15. | "Dad Blame Anything a Man Can't Quit!" | Curly Putman, Roger Miller | 2:06 |
| 16. | "You're My Kingdom" | 2:13 | |
| 17. | "My Uncle Used to Love Me, But She Died" | 1:53 | |
| 18. | "Home" | 1:47 | |
| 19. | "Absence" | 2:34 | |
| 20. | "Ruby (Don't Take Your Love to Town)" | Mel Tillis | 3:00 |
| 21. | "Walkin' in the Sunshine" | 2:37 | |
| 22. | "A Million Years or So" | 2:30 | |
| 23. | "Pardon This Coffin" | 2:18 | |
| 24. | "Bonus Track: Session Soundbite" |
CD-3
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Ballad of Waterhole #3 (Code of the West)" | Dave Grusin, Robert Wells | 2:17 |
| 2. | "Old Toy Trains" | 2:02 | |
| 3. | "Little Green Apples" | Bobby Russell | 2:38 |
| 4. | "What I'd Give to Be the Wind" | Curly Putman, Red Lane | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Boeing, Boeing 707" | 1:19 | |
| 6. | "Treat Me Like a Human" | 1:42 | |
| 7. | "What Are Those Things (With Big Black Wings)?" | A. L. Owens, Dallas Frazier | 2:07 |
| 8. | "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" | Ivy J. Bryant | 2:05 |
| 9. | "Swiss Cottage Place" | Mickey Newbury | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Me & Bobby McGee" | Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Where Have All the Average People Gone?" | Dennis Linde | 3:02 |
| 12. | "The Best of All Possible Worlds" | Kris Kristofferson | 2:56 |
| 13. | "Invitation to the Blues" | 2:34 | |
| 14. | "Tall, Tall Trees" | George Jones, Roger Miller | 2:13 |
| 15. | "Don't We All Have the Right?" | 1:57 | |
| 16. | "That's the Way I Feel" | George Jones, Roger Miller | 1:50 |
| 17. | "Half a Mind" | 2:46 | |
| 18. | "Hoppy's Gone" | Johnny Slate, Larry Henley, Red Lane | 2:33 |
| 19. | "What Would My Mama Say?" | 3:08 | |
| 20. | "Orange Blossom Special" (Live) | E.T. Rouse | 3:28 |
| 21. | "Old Friends with Ray Price & Willie Nelson" | 3:04 | |
| 22. | "Guv'ment (from Big River)" | 2:37 | |
| 23. | "River in the Rain (from Big River)" | 3:52 | |
| 24. | "Bonus Track: Session Soundbite" |