The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is the debut studio album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released in 1967.

The single "Buy for Me the Rain" b/w "Candy Man" debuted on the U.S.

Billboard Hot 100 on April 8, 1967, peaked at number 45 on May 6, 1967, and was on the charts for seven weeks.

[3] The album liner notes were written by Tiger Beat magazine feature editor Ann Moses.

Two of the songs were written by Jackson Browne, who was a member of the group for a short period.