A Trip in the Country
A Trip in the Country | ||||
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Studio album by Roger Miller | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 24:34 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Jerry Kennedy | |||
Roger Miller chronology | ||||
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A Trip in the Country is the 11th album by American country music singer-songwriter Roger Miller. It reached No. 23 in the US Country Music chart. For the sleeve notes he wrote:
"Before the days of "Dang Me", "King of the Road" and such, I was a young, ambitious song-writer walking the streets of Nashville, trying to get anybody and everybody who would to record my songs. All in all, I wrote about 150 songs for Ray Price, George Jones, Ernest Tubb and others. Some were hits, and some were not. Here are a few of the better ones. In the beginning, I created heavenly, earthly songs."
One of the songs on the album, "Tall, Tall Trees," was later recorded by Alan Jackson. The Jackson version was released as a single and became a No. 1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1995.
Track listing
Side 1
- "Tall, Tall Trees" (Roger Miller, George Jones) 2:12
- "A World I Can’t Live In" (Roger Miller) 2:16
- "Nothing Can Stop My Love" (Roger Miller, George Jones) 1:50
- "When Two Worlds Collide" (Roger Miller, Bill Anderson) 2:08
- "My Ears Should Burn (When Fools are Talked About)" (Roger Miller) 2:06
- "A World So Full of Love" (Roger Miller) 2:19
Side 2
- "Don’t We All Have the Right" (Roger Miller) 1:56
- "That’s the Way I Feel" (Roger Miller, George Jones) 1:49
- "Half a Mind" (Roger Miller) 2:45
- "When a House is Not a Home" (Roger Miller) 2:26
- "Invitation to the Blues" (Roger Miller) 2:32
Personnel
- Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton, Charlie McCoy, Chip Young - guitar
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
- Bob Moore - bass
- Buddy Harman - drums
- Buddy Emmons - steel guitar
- Tommy Jackson, Buddy Spicher - fiddle
Production
- Producer: Jerry Kennedy
- Engineers: Tom Sparkman & Charlie Tallent
- Album Photos: Brian D. Hennssey
- Album Art Direction: Des Strobel
- Album Design: Wm. Falkenburg
References
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- Roger and Out
- The Return of Roger Miller
- The 3rd Time Around
- Words and Music
- A Trip in the Country
- "Dang Me"
- "Chug-a-Lug"
- "Do-Wacka-Do"
- "King of the Road"
- "Engine Engine #9"
- "Kansas City Star"
- "England Swings"
- "Husbands and Wives"
- "I've Been a Long Time Leaving (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)"
- "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd"
- "My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died"
- "Heartbreak Hotel"
- "Old Toy Trains"
- "Little Green Apples"
- "Me and Bobby McGee"
- "Tomorrow Night in Baltimore"
- "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"
- King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller