Big Bluegrass Special is the debut album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell and the Green River Boys, released in 1962 by Capitol Records.
Track listing
Side 1
"Truck Driving Man" (Terry Fell) – 2:00
"There's More Pretty Girls Than One" (Alton Delmore, Arthur Smith) – 2:55
"Weary Lonesome Blues" (Delmore) – 2:15
"No Vacancy" (Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone) – 2:20
"Rainin' on the Mountain" (Delmore) – 2:22
"Kentucky Means Paradise" (Travis) – 2:35
Side 2
"Brown's Ferry Blues" (Delmore) – 2:33
"Lonesome Jailhouse Blues" (Delmore, Rabon Delmore) – 1:32
"One Hundred Miles Away from Home" (Jerry Capehart, Glen Campbell, Nick Venet) – 3:10 "This Old White Mule of Mine" (Bob Nolan) – 2:00 "Poor Boy Lookin' for A Home" (Melvin Schmidt) – 2:10 "Long Black Limousine" (Vern Stovall, Bobby George) – 3:00
Personnel
Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar
The Green River Boys
Carl Tanberg – bass
Dale Fitzsimmons – banjo
James Burton – acoustic guitar
David Frost – drums
Production
Nick Venet – producer
Karen Cronin - art direction, design
Jerry White – cover photography
John Johnson – producer (re-issue) Glenn Meadows – remastering at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States) Big Bluegrass Special did not chart.
Singles - Billboard (United States)
Release history
The 1996 CD reissue of Big Bluegrass Special included the bonus tracks "Divorce Me C.O.D" and "Dark As A Dungeon".