Big Bluegrass Special is the début album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1962 by Capitol Records.[1]
Contents[]
[hide]
- 1 Track listing
- 2 Personnel
- 3 Charts
- 4 Release history
- 5 References
Track listing[edit][]
- 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" (Alton Delmore) – 2:15
- "No Vacancy" (Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone) – 2:20
- "Rainin' on the Mountain" (Alton Delmore) – 2:22
- "Kentucky Means Paradise" (Merle Travis) – 2:35
- Side 2
- "Brown's Ferry Blues" (Alton Delmore) – 2:33
- "Lonesome Jailhouse Blues" (Alton 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[edit][]
- Music
- Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Carl Tanberg – bass
- Dale Fitzsimmons – banjo
- James Burton – acoustic guitar
- David Frost – drums
- Production
- Nick Venet – producer
- Jerry White – photography
- John Johnson – producer (re-issue)
- Glenn Meadows – remastering at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN
Charts[edit][]
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[edit][]
The 1996 CD reissue of Big Bluegrass Special included the bonus tracks "Divorce Me C.O.D" and "Dark As A Dungeon".