Name: All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller
Brand: Universal Music Distribution
SKU: 10852
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All Time Greatest Hits

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Album: All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Dang Me Single Version	More Info...	1:50
2)	Chug-A-Lug Single Version	More Info...	2:04
3)	Do-Wacka-Do Single Version	More Info...	1:44
4)	In The Summertime Album Version	More Info...	1:45
5)	King Of The Road Single Version	More Info...	2:28
6)	You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd Single Version	More Info...	1:54
7)	Engine Engine #9 Single Version	More Info...	2:18
8)	One Dyin' And A Buryin' Single Version	More Info...	2:03
9)	The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me Single Version	More Info...	2:48
10)	Kansas City Star Single Version	More Info...	2:18
11)	England Swings Single Version	More Info...	1:54
12)	Husbands And Wives Single Version	More Info...	2:23
13)	I've Been A Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be A Long Time Gone) Single Version	More Info...	2:14
14)	Walkin' In The Sunshine Single Version	More Info...	2:33
15)	Little Green Apples Single Version	More Info...	2:38
16)	Me And Bobby McGee Single Version	More Info...	4:02
17)	Where Have All The Average People Gone Single Version	More Info...	3:01
18)	South Single Version	More Info...	3:01
19)	Tomorrow Night In Baltimore Single Version	More Info...	2:52
20)	River In The Rain	More Info...	3:54

Album: All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Dang Me Single Version	More Info...	1:50
2)	Chug-A-Lug Single Version	More Info...	2:04
3)	Do-Wacka-Do Single Version	More Info...	1:44
4)	In The Summertime Album Version	More Info...	1:45
5)	King Of The Road Single Version	More Info...	2:28
6)	You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd Single Version	More Info...	1:54
7)	Engine Engine #9 Single Version	More Info...	2:18
8)	One Dyin' And A Buryin' Single Version	More Info...	2:03
9)	The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me Single Version	More Info...	2:48
10)	Kansas City Star Single Version	More Info...	2:18
11)	England Swings Single Version	More Info...	1:54
12)	Husbands And Wives Single Version	More Info...	2:23
13)	I've Been A Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be A Long Time Gone) Single Version	More Info...	2:14
14)	Walkin' In The Sunshine Single Version	More Info...	2:33
15)	Little Green Apples Single Version	More Info...	2:38
16)	Me And Bobby McGee Single Version	More Info...	4:02
17)	Where Have All The Average People Gone Single Version	More Info...	3:01
18)	South Single Version	More Info...	3:01
19)	Tomorrow Night In Baltimore Single Version	More Info...	2:52
20)	River In The Rain	More Info...	3:54

Performer Notes

Producers: Jerry Kennedy, Jimmy Bowen, Roger Miller.
Compilation producers: Andy McKaie, Cary E. Mansfield.
Includes liner notes by Robyn Flans.
Liner Note Author: Robyn Flans.
Recording information: Nashville, TN (01/11/1964-??/??/1985).
Photographers: Harry Goodwin; Scott Newton.
There have been many collections of Roger Miller's hitmaking peak on Mercury over the years, but few have been as comprehensive or as good as Mercury/Chronicle's 2003 CD, All Time Greatest Hits. Spanning 20 tracks over the course of one CD, this contains all the big songs: "Dang Me," "Chug-a-Lug," "Do Wacka Do," "In the Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)," "King of the Road," "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd," "Kansas City Star," "England Swings," and "Husbands and Wives," among others. All but one track from the seminal 1965 collection Golden Hits is here ("Atta Boy Girl" is the missing culprit -- a good song but not enough to tip the scales in favor of the 38-year-old collection), and it spans further than that record, collecting hits from 1967-1970 and ending with the 1986 hit "River in the Rain." While that final song isn't quite of the standard of what preceded it, it provides a nice closer to a set of songs that unequivocally proves Miller's genius. That might seem like a weighty word for a singer/songwriter whose specialty was lightweight funny songs, but the thing is, those songs have a certain mad ingenious sensibility that nobody else could replicate, and he could dig deeper -- witness "I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)" -- when he wanted to. That side might not be mined as deeply as it could have been here, but that's what previous comps like the King of the Road box is for. This is a hits collection, a summary overview and introduction to his genius, and it succeeds brilliantly on that level. Absolutely essential. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine