Golden Hits – ROGER MILLER***

King Of The Road/Dang Me/Engine Engine No.9/In The Summertime/You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd/(And You Had A)Do Wacka Do/England Swings/Chug A Lug/One Dying And A Burying/Kansas City Star/Atta Boy Girl/It Just Happened That Way

Golden Hits was a timely hits collection from country humorist Roger Miller, then at the peak of his popularity. His albums would continue to dent the lower reaches of the chart until the start of the next decade. (US:6)

"Golden Hits nicely captures Roger Miller's evolution as an artist during his years on the Smash label. It includes his silly novelty hits Dang Me, Chug A Lug and Do Wacka Do, plus normally sombre subjects like destitution (King Of The Road) and abandonment (Engine Engine #9)."

"Engine Engine #9 is enjoyable, yet rather straightforward (by Miller standards), and In The Summertime features his trademark phrasing, irregular metre changes, and some of the funniest yodelling on record."

"Roger Miller is a member of the small fraternity of musical humorists, but with a difference; his offerings are good music with a comic twist, not comedy set to music. There is a sincere, heartfelt quality to these songs, even if some of the lyrics border on the nonsensical."

"Roger's signature song, and the headliner of the album, is King Of The Road. For sheer silliness, you can't touch You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd. However, listen to the forlorn longing in Engine Engine #9 or One Dying & A Burying, and you'll find a whole different perspective to Roger Miller's talents."

"Yes, there's a lot of humour in these songs, but there's also a lot of good music. Give Roger Miller's Golden Hits a listen and enjoy."

"Roger Miller was unique in the sense of his ability to construct story telling with a dark image of hilarity. Although not having a great voice, his capability of song writing was in fact a treat."

"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."