Big Bluegrass Special
1962 studio album by Glen Campbell and The Green River Boys
Big Bluegrass Special | ||||
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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 | |||
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AllMusic | link |
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
- "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
- 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 |
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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".
References
- ^ "Big Bluegrass Special". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
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- "Where's the Playground Susie"
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