Big Bluegrass Special Explained

Big Bluegrass Special
Type:	studio
Artist:	Glen Campbell and The Green River Boys
Cover:	Glen Campbell Big Bluegrass Special album cover.jpg
Released:	November 1962
Recorded:	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre:	Country
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Nick Venet
Chronology:	Glen Campbell
Next Title:	Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry
Next Year:	1963

Big Bluegrass Special is the debut album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell and the Green River Boys, released in 1962 by Capitol Records.^[1]

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)

Release history

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Big Bluegrass Special . Allmusic . October 31, 2012.