Big Bluegrass Special

Big Bluegrass Special is the debut album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell and the Green River Boys, released in 1962 by Capitol Records.

Big Bluegrass Special
Studio album by Glen Campbell and The Green River Boys
Released	November 1962
Recorded	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Country
Length	32:57
Label	Capitol
Producer	Nick Venet
Glen Campbell chronology
Big Bluegrass Special (1962) Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry (1963)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Track listing

Side 1

1. "Truck Driving Man" (Terry Fell) – 2:00
2. "There's More Pretty Girls Than One" (Alton Delmore, Arthur Smith) – 2:55
3. "Weary Lonesome Blues" (Delmore) – 2:15
4. "No Vacancy" (Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone) – 2:20
5. "Rainin' on the Mountain" (Delmore) – 2:22
6. "Kentucky Means Paradise" (Travis) – 2:35

Side 2

1. "Brown's Ferry Blues" (Delmore) – 2:33
2. "Lonesome Jailhouse Blues" (Delmore, Rabon Delmore) – 1:32
3. "One Hundred Miles Away from Home" (Jerry Capehart, Glen Campbell, Nick Venet) – 3:10
4. "This Old White Mule of Mine" (Bob Nolan) – 2:00
5. "Poor Boy Lookin' for A Home" (Melvin Schmidt) – 2:10
6. "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)

Year	Single	Hot Country Singles	Hot 100	Easy Listening
1962	"Kentucky Means Paradise"	20	114	-

Release history

The 1996 CD reissue of Big Bluegrass Special included the bonus tracks "Divorce Me C.O.D" and "Dark As A Dungeon".