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]

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)

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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