Big Bluegrass Special is the debut studio 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 James Burton – acoustic guitar Dale Fitzsimmons – banjo David Frost – drums Joe Osborn – bass guitar Carl Tandberg – double bass
Charts Album - Billboard (United States) Big Bluegrass Special did not chart.
Singles - Billboard (United States) YearSingleHot Country SinglesHot 100Easy Listening1962"Kentucky Means Paradise"20114-
Release history The 1996 CD reissue of Big Bluegrass Special included the bonus tracks "Divorce Me C.O.D" and "Dark As A Dungeon".
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