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"Husbands and Wives" is a song written and first recorded by American country music singer Roger Miller.Miller's original, from his album Words and Music, was released in February 1966 and was a crossover hit for him, reaching Top Ten on the U.S. country and Adult Contemporary charts, as well as Top 40 on the pop charts.
His songs continued to be recorded by other singers, with covers of "Tall, Tall Trees" by Alan Jackson and "Husbands and Wives" by Brooks & Dunn; both reached the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s. The Roger Miller Museum — now closed — in his home town of Erick, Oklahoma, was a tribute to Miller.
But the second track, "Husbands and Wives" was lauded for being "clever" and "saying so much with so few words". The song was also noted in the publication for setting the tone of the album. The necessity of the seventh track, "Heartbreak Hotel" was questioned by the reviewer, and cited as a precursor to Miller's "laziness" in his later recordings.
The Best of Roger Miller, Vol. 1: Country Tunesmith: Release date: 1991; Label: Mercury Records; ... "Husbands and Wives" 5 26 2 — 14 10 — 37 Words and Music
As with all of his previous albums, the title track was co-written by David Lee. "On My Way to You" is the lead single. Included are two cover songs: "Long Haired Country Boy", originally by Charlie Daniels, and "Husbands and Wives", which has been recorded by Roger Miller, David Frizzell and Shelly West, and Brooks & Dunn.
Roger Miller: Smash 78: 10 "Giddyup Go – Answer" Minnie Pearl: Starday 79: 12 "A Born Loser" Don Gibson: RCA Victor 80: 20 "Rainbows and Roses" Roy Drusky: Mercury 81: 15 "A Woman Half My Age" Kitty Wells: Decca 82: 12 "Viet Nam Blues" Dave Dudley: Mercury 83: 8 "Take Me" George Jones: Musicor 84: 13 "Catch a Little Raindrop" Claude King ...
King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller is a compilation album by Roger Miller released in 1995. [2]70 songs in chronological order from every label (Mercury/Starday, Decca, RCA, Smash, Columbia, and MCA) for which Roger Miller recorded, and two songs from the Tony Award winning Broadway Musical Big River.
Kenneth Ray Carllile (April 2, 1931 – July 31, 1987), better known as Thumbs Carllile (Carlisle in some collections), [1] was an American country music guitarist and songwriter known for his innovative zither-like fingerstyle playing, sitting with his guitar in his lap while fretting, picking and strumming with his fingers and thumbs.