The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell

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The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1965
Recorded Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Instrumental rock
Length27:57
Label Capitol
Producer Steve Douglas
Glen Campbell chronology
The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell
(1964)
The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell
(1965)
Burning Bridges
(1967)

The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell is the fourth album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1965 by Capitol Records. [1] A vocal chorus appears on many tracks, singing wordless melody lines; otherwise, the album is entirely instrumental.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "Walk, Don't Run" (Johnny Smith) – 1:54
  2. "Ticket to Ride" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:18
  3. "Steve's Shuck" (Steven D. Kreisman) – 2:42
  4. "Spanish Shades" (Glen Campbell) – 2:34
  5. "The Lone Arranger" (Billy Strange) – 2:07
  6. "The James Bond Theme" (Monty Norman) – 2:17
Side 2
  1. "It's Not Unusual" (Gordon Mills, Les Reed) – 2:11
  2. "King of the Road" (Roger Miller) – 2:12
  3. "Sassy" (Bill Pitman, Billy Strange) – 2:08
  4. "Mr. Tambourine Man" (Bob Dylan) – 2:46
  5. "Spring Mist" (Glen Campbell) – 2:13
  6. "Beef Jerky" (Steven D. Kreisman) – 2:35

Personnel

Music
Production

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References

  1. "The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.