I always liked Roger's serious side even more than his crazy novelty song side---that is, if I can put "King of the Road" in the list of "serious" ones. I fell for that one the first time I heard it on the radio, when I was in college, back around 1965 or so. I haven't tired of it yet. There are 20 pretty good performances on this CD. My favorites, after "King" include "River in the Rain" from the Broadway musical he wrote, "Big River." That show has at least six great songs in it, and another six good ones. I would love to hear Roger do them all, even if it was just on a demo recorded in his kitchen. I also like "The Last Word in Lonesome is Me" and "Husbands and Wives" and "Little Green Apples" and his version of "Me and Bobby McGee" the Kris Kristofferson classic. Among the pure novelties, "Kansas City Star" and "England Swings" have always been my top choices. If all you want is one disc representing the long career of Mr. Miller, who died several years ago while a resident of Santa Fe, NM, this is a fine choice.

My Dad plays this every day since I got it for him. These are songs we have been singing since I was a child. My granddaughter also loves it.

Roger Miller wrote some crazy but loveable songs. He knew how to make the songs a little crazy, that made you laugh; but wanting more. He died at too young an age. He did write serious songs too which you can hear if you buy the CD. He was a songwriter that also was talented with the instruments. Go to "YouTube" and see what else he can play besides guitar. He knew how to entertain and that is why everybody loved him.

I first Heard Roger Miller when I was quite young. Those songs always put me in a good mood back then. They still do.

Roger Miller was a good singer/songwriter. So much of this cd brought back memories of childhood times and family no longer with us. Good CD.

What fun it is to listen to Roger Miller again. His CD brings back so many wonderful memories. I'm glad I bought it!

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I remember my father listening to Roger Miller when I was 6 or 7 years old. He had a small reel to reel tape player that we took to the beach with us. It was the kind where you had to feed the tape onto the empty reel, and then rewind it when it was done. I know, dinosaur technology, but I have fond memories of those days.

This album of Roger Miller's best songs sound as great today as they did back in the 1960s. I've had "King of the Road" stuck in my head for days, thanks to this album. I also love the aw-shucks sound of "Dang Me", "Chug A Lug" and "Do Wacka Do". My kids loved listening to "You Can't Roller Skate In a Buffalo Herd" until I actually refused to play it again.

Not all Miller's songs are funny or nonsensical, though. He sings about heartbreak and true love in "In the Summertime" and "Little Green Apples". He also does an impressive version of "Me and Bobby McGee".

In all, there are 20 classic Roger Miller songs on this album. There's also a great CD insert telling about Miller's life and his untimely death from throat cancer. I was surprised to read that Miller wrote most of his own songs, and that he was a gifted fiddle player and guitarist. So take a walk down memory lane - anyone who grew up in the 60s will remember these songs! And it's great that his albums can entertain another generation.

This album is better than I remembered. I was not a country western fan in the late 70s and 80s, but I did have a Roger Miller album than used to get into the mix now and then. I remember liking it more than I expected so I ordered a new copy recently and was surprised at how much more I enjoy it now.

Great selection and finally River In The Rain from Big River again available.

Roger Miller was a talented artist and this CD is a joy to listen to. Yes, a fond trip down memory lane each and every time we hear it. The songs possess a sense of humor and a sensitiviy for the human condition.
We highly recommend this collection of superb timeless music.

I bought this as a gift for my parents and they love it.

The only reason for not buying this album is if you intend to go for the box set. The three Roger Miller compilations currently available offer about the same value in terms of tracks per dollar. This particular one is a genuine 'Greatest Hits' album and you won't go wrong if you buy it.

Roger was a little bit Country, a little bit Folk, and a whole lot genius. He was a true modern balladeer and a great folk poet. The lines "Roses are red, violets are purple, sugar is sweet and so's maple surple" are just about perfect. He was hilariously funny, lovably roguish and musically gifted. Like many humorists, he suffered from the critics' attitude of not taking humor seriously. Listen to this collection and you'll learn just how great he really was.

I really liked the price which I though was a great bargin and the delivery was very prompt which is what I expect.

Roger Miller had a syncopation of lyrics that only he could sing. As a matter of fact, when he made the rounds of the publishers in Nashville they told him 'We like your stuff but our A&R guys can't find anybody who can sing them."
So he did.
Can't rhyme "Purple"? Roger did. He made the guitar a second voice to his singing like no other person did and the imagery of his lyrics is astounding. Pathos and humor...tenderness and silliness they were all his...

And about the time we got to where we reckognized his talent he was gone...

This CD says why we should miss him...

Roger Miller first made his mark as a songwriter. Andy Williams recorded his song, In the summertime (you can hear Roger's own version on this collection). As a singer, his earliest successes were with novelty songs like Dang me, Do-wacka-do and Chug-a-lug. Perhaps his most memorable novelty song was You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd.

When Roger started writing more serious songs, he really hit the jackpot. The song he is best remembered for, King of the road, describes a man who needs somewhere to sleep overnight. He hasn't got any money but he is willing to do two hours' work to pay for his bed. Another of his classic songs, England swings, describes his image of London as he saw it in the sixties. I don't think London was really as he describes it even then but it's a great song. Walking in the sunshine is another joyful song.

Contrast those songs with Last word in lonesome is me (title is self-explanatory) and Husbands and wives (about marital problems) - two very sad songs.

Having been grateful to others who recorded his songs while he was struggling, Roger did his bit for those that followed. He helped Kris Kristofferson by being the first singer to record Me and Bobby McGee, a song that has since become a country standard but also made the pop charts when covered by Janis Joplin. He also recorded Little green apples, written by Bobby Russell.

Roger had five hits on the British pop charts (King of the road - a number one hit, Engine engine number nine, Kansas city star, England swings and Little green apples). He had an even greater number of hits on the American pop charts and more still on the country charts.

This compilation is the best single CD of Roger's music, containing all his essential hits.

The first thing you need to know is that your music library needs to have at least two Roger Miller CDs in it. First, you need to have a hits collection of his work from the Sixties. The hits collection is required to have "King of the Road," "Dang Me," "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd," "Do-Wacka-Do," and "England Swings." Almost all of the hits collections are solid on that score, as is this one. With 20 tracks this is an above average Roger Miller hits collection (I think the biggest one I have seen has 30 tracks) and it does have some very worthwhile tracks beyond the aforementioned short list of absolute necessities.

Obviously Roger Miller is remember for his humorous novelty songs, but he wrote some certified popular and country classics including "Invitation to the Blues," "That's the Way I Feel," Half a Mind," "Home," "The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me," and "Billy Bayou." Miller only recorded a few of these so you will not hear many of them on this album, but they do remind us that Miller was a very good songwriter. He played not only guitar but fiddle, piano, banjo, and drums. This album includes another novelty hit, "Chug-a-Lug," his original songs "Husbands & Wives" and nice covers of Bobby Russell's "Little Green Apples" and Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee."

However, in addition to an album like this one you need to have his Tony Award winning musical "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Connecting the dots between the two is easy. I mean, the only other person you could think of to write the songs for a musical based on a Mark Twain book would have to be Randy Newman. "Big River" won seven Tony Awards and two of those went to Miller, for Best Musical and Outstanding Score. One of the nice things about this particular "All Time Greatest Hits" collection is that you get a taste of "Big River" because the final track on the album, "River in the Rain," is from the musical.

What these songs prove is that there was always a brain (and a heart) behind all those funny little songs Miller sang in the Sixties, and it comes full flower in "Big River." But the evidence was always there if you paid attention. After all, "Trailers for sale or rent," is an opening line worthy of Dylan. Just believe me when I insist that you need to have two Roger Miller albums in your music library. There is just no way you are going to be disappointed with Roger Miller's best work.

After the last few single disc compilations on Roger Miller, it's great to have one that has over a dozen songs! It's almost a shame to see "Golden Hits" go out of print because it holds such sentimental value for me. I've owned it on 8-track, cassette, CD, as well as two different vinyl issues. That familiar blue, white and gold cover is something I'll never forget. But at least this current release sports the excellent photo from the cover of Miller's 1969 self-titled album (the one with "Me and Bobby McGee"). It's a beautiful package with a booklet containing several more photos and nice liner notes by Robyn Flans. The disc was produced by the meticulous Andy McKaie who compiled the 20 track set with Cary Mansfield. It's a solid collection that contains most of Miller's best known hits. Now, a lot of these songs are very short and there was certainly room to expand this set to 25 or even 30 tracks. However, after the 12 track "Golden Hits" and "Millenium Collection" discs and the 1997 11 track "The Hits", this is certainly a big improvement, quantity-wise. And since the two 1992 "best-of's" are out of print ("Country Tunesmith"/"King Of The Road"), this is your best bet for a single disc retrospective of classic Roger Miller. Some further selling points for the collection is that while the "King Of The Road" box set contains mono versions of most of the singles, the same songs are in stereo on this disc. While I'm a definite fan of mono, I believe Roger Miller's recordings sound much better in stereo. And while "Golden Hits" also contains his hits in stereo, this is definitely a considerable upgrade in mastering, resulting in greatly improved sound quality. Miller's 1967 hit "Walkin' In The Sunshine" is my all-time favorite song and up until now, I've only had the mono version on the box set. The stereo version is sonically superior and greatly enhances my enjoyment of the song. Another nice thing about this disc is the inclusion of two tracks that were not on the box set: Bobby Russell's "South" and Kenny Price's "Tomorrow Night In Baltimore". All the songs on this disc were either pop or country hits (most of them both) with the exception of "In The Summertime" (a 1964 re-recording of his RCA hit) and "The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me" which is one of his most revered compositions and was a gigantic hit for Eddy Arnold. All in all, 12 of Miller's 15 Billboard Hot 100 pop hits are on this set. Unfortunately, the three that didn't make it are also among his very best: "Heartbreak Hotel", "My Uncle Used To Love Me But She Died", and "Vance". Still, whether you're a longtime fan of Roger Miller who owns all of his stuff, or just looking for a solid overview of his career highlights, you won't be disappointed with this CD. I highly recommend it.

All Time Greatest Hits nicely captures Roger Miller's evolution as an artist during his years on the Smash/Mercury label. It begins with his silly novelty hits "Dang Me," "Chug A Lug," and "Do Wacka Do" from 1964. Miller's 1965 follow-ups added wit to normally somber subjects like destitution ("King Of The Road") and abandonment ("Engine Engine #9"). He then played it straight with the painful observations "Last Word In Lonesome Is Me" and "Husbands And Wives" as well as the joyous "Walking In The Sunshine."

By 1968, Miller was no longer writing his hits. Instead, he gave exposure to new songwriters, being the first to chart with Kris Kristofferson's "Me And Bobby McGee" and Bobby Russell's "Little Green Apples." Miller left Mercuy in the early '70s and, except for some side projects not included here (scoring Disney's Robin Hood, recording "Old Friends" with Willie Nelson and Ray Price), experienced little success over the next decade. A final creative burst came in 1985, when he wrote the music for the Tony Award winning Big River (Miller's top 40 single "River In The Rain" from Big River serves as a collection-ending bonus track).

This twenty-track retrospective is easily the best single disc of Roger Miller's classic recordings. To get a more comprehensive look at his peak years (including the Christmas classic "Old Toy Trains"), you would need to get the three-disc King Of The Road box set.

I am a modest fan of country music, but a big fan of novelty tunes. Roger Miller's strengths were as a creative song writer, an outstanding interpreter of songs, a distinctive voice, excellent vocal control, a natural satirist/comedian, and exuberance, all of which are portrayed in most of his recordings. I consider him to be the best of all novelty song writers and performers. You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd is a creative song characterized by ridiculous lyrics, a catchy melody, and exuberant vocals. One Dying And A Burying and My Uncle Used To Love Me But He Died are vintage, novelty songs, which should put a smile on your face. Chug-A-Lug has ridiculous lyrics, but is one of my favorite Roger Miller tunes. If you didn't know the meaning of the words, it would sound like a serious song because of Roger's interpretative ability and dead pan humor. The classic Dang Me has a bouncy melody and wacky lyrics which actually make sense. Engine Engine Number 9 is another favorite of mine. Do-Wacka-Do is a nonsense song with Roger's unique vocal gyrations.

He was a versatile song writer/performer who wrote several classics. England Swings is one of my all time favorite songs; a great, infectious, upbeat song with outstanding lyrics, which was covered by several artists, but none approach the quality of Roger's recording. I have listened to this song a few hundred times and enjoy it as much today as when I first heard it. Little Green Apples is another classic which was covered by many artists. I consider King Of The Road to be one of the best country songs of all time.

This is an outstanding moderately priced CD for fans of country music or novelty songs.

This digs deeper into Roger Miller's hits than Golden Hits or the Millennium Collection. It covers his career from 1964-1986. And best of all, it has all but one song from both of those CD's. Neither of those CD's has his Country hits of "Little Green Apples" or "Me and Bobby McGee", as well as his last Country Top 40, 1986's "River In The Rain" from the Broadway musical, Big River. Throw in updated liner notes, and at 20 tracks, you've got a great introduction to an original Country Music genius.

Man, talk about being in the right place at the right time! Roger Miller's hitmaking heyday came in 1964-65, when the Beatles ruled the world, and Nashville was once again struggling not to lose its audience to an unstoppable rock'n'roll craze. While Buck Owens strapped on a Fender and injected a teenybopper bounce into his work, Miller tapped into the new Pop mindset by crafting several of the goofiest, perkiest, and most memorable novelty tunes ever recorded. "Dang Me," "Chug-A-Lug," and "You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd" are all classics, and they swept the charts... As a Midwesterner, I'm also fond of "Kansas City Star," and, of course, the latter-day hobo anthem, "King Of The Road" is quite simply one of the most mindlessly addictive pop songs on the 'Sixties. The thing that's striking about Miller's early hits is how stripped-down they are -- the band is basically limited to rhythm, with little of the instrumental zip (or orchestral excess) that you heard in other contemporary country tunes. Miller came up with this punk-ish approach after nearly a decade kicking around the margins of Nashville, where he succeeded as a songwriter, but bombed as a performer. (Although, personally, I rather like his late '50s recordings for the Starday label...) Anyway, Miller came up with a great formula -- his songs were fun, and funny, the sparse arrangements left plenty of room for his "nutty" personality to come through, and he definitely stood out from the pack. The trouble came later, when, as a chart-topping singer-songwriter, he felt compelled to write and record more serious material, and his records became sluggish and mistakenly highbrow. It happens. This is probably the best collection of Miller's stuff on the Smash and Mercury labels you're likely to find, and will give you ample opportunity to judge for yourself the merits of the Miller ouvre. Recommended.