![]() They showcased his familiar gift for wordplay but were making more serious points. TUCKER: Miller filled this collection with his saddest songs, most of them older and originally covered by other artists. Don't we all have the right to be wrong now and then? Don't we all have the right to be wrong now and then? She won't come home, says her love will never be mine again. MILLER: (Singing) I laughed it off when she left. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DON'T WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT") Only one song, "Don't We All Have The Right," made the billboard country chart, peaking at No. TUCKER: This album was not a commercial success. MILLER: (Singing) Yours is a world I can't live in, but without you, I can't live in mine. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WORLD I CAN'T LIVE IN") Where were the jokes? What they got instead was a Roger Miller shattered by romantic disappointment, asserting that he existed in a world he didn't want to live in. When it arrived in 1970, it must have puzzled his fans. And that's what this album, "A Trip In The Country," represents. But I admire equally his articulate songs of heartache and loneliness. They represent a peak moment in country humor and wit. I'm not putting down those compositions at all. Once "King Of The Road" crossed over to the pop charts in 1965, Miller churned out the novelty tunes that remain his best-known work. It was one of the first songs to establish Roger Miller as a Nashville songwriter and predates his explosion as a big star in the '60s. TUCKER: That's "Half A Mind," Miller's version of a top 10 country hit when Ernest Tubb cut it back in 1958. I've got half a mind to leave you but only half the heart to go. MILLER: (Singing) I don't love you like I used to do. So I was excited to read about this reissue containing some of Miller's most artfully crafted songs. ![]() So over the years, I put together a mixtape of the album as various songs from it would be posted on the internet, but most of the time the songs would be taken down and disappear again. What few copies I could find for sale were on vinyl and were ridiculously expensive. KEN TUCKER, BYLINE: Many years ago, someone mentioned to me that one of Roger Miller's most underrated albums was 1970s' "A Trip In The Country." When I went to look for it, I found that it was out of print. ![]() That's how it is when your house is not a home. That's how it is when the one you love is gone. Emptiness is all that waits inside for me. ROGER MILLER: (Singing) I walk up to my door and hate to turn the key. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WHEN A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME") Among them is one rock critic Ken Tucker has long searched for - "A Trip In The Country," released in 1970. Over the summer, a series of reissues of out-of-print Roger Miller albums began. Roger Miller is best known for a series of novelty songs that were big country and pop hits in the 1960s and '70s, songs like "King Of The Road," "Chug-A-Lug" and "You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd." But Miller, who died in 1992, was also a serious songwriter who wrote beautiful ballads for artists such as George Jones and Ray Price. Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too.This is FRESH AIR. If approved, you’ll be automatically refunded on your original payment method. We will notify you once we’ve received and inspected your return, and let you know if the refund was approved or not. The fastest way to ensure you get what you want is to return the item you have, and once the return is accepted, make a separate purchase for the new item. Unfortunately, we cannot accept returns on sale items or gift cards. Please get in touch if you have questions or concerns about your specific item. We also do not accept returns for hazardous materials, flammable liquids, or gases. Please inspect your order upon reception and contact us immediately if the item is defective, damaged or if you receive the wrong item, so that we can evaluate the issue and make it right.Ĭertain types of items cannot be returned, like perishable goods (such as food, flowers, or plants), custom products (such as special orders or personalized items), and personal care goods (such as beauty products). You can always contact us for any return question at and issues Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted. To start a return, you can contact us at If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. You’ll also need the receipt or proof of purchase. To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return.
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