Lost in the Ozone

Lost in the Ozone is the debut album by the Country rock band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. The album contains their hit cover version of "Hot Rod Lincoln" as well as the band's live staples, "Lost in the Ozone" and "Seeds and Stems (Again)."

Lost in the Ozone
Studio album by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Released	November 1971
Recorded	1971 at Pacific High Recording Studios April, 1971 at Ann Arbor, Michigan July, 1971 at Long Branch Saloon and New Monk, Berkeley, California
Genre	Country rock, western swing, rock'n'roll, rockabilly, americana
Length	38:25
Label	Paramount (original) MCA (reissue)
Producer	Bob Cohen, George Frayne
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen chronology
Lost in the Ozone (1971) Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers' Favorites (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]
The Village Voice	B–[3]

The song "Lost in the Ozone" gave its name to Ozone House, an organization dealing with runaways and the needs of at-risk youth.

Track listing

All tracks composed by George Frayne and Billy C. Farlow; except where indicated

1. "Back to Tennessee" – 2:45
2. "Wine Do Yer Stuff" – 3:03
3. "Seeds and Stems (Again)" – 3:45
4. "Daddy's Gonna Treat You Right" (Billy C. Farlow) – 3:00
5. "Family Bible" (Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Claude Gray) – 3:39
6. "Home in My Hand" (Ronnie Self) – 2:52
7. "Lost in the Ozone" (Billy C. Farlow) – 2:07
8. "Midnight Shift" (Jimmie Ainsworth, Earl Bud Lee) – 2:27
9. "Hot Rod Lincoln" (W.S. Stevenson, Charlie Ryan) – 2:44
10. "What's the Matter Now?" (live) (Billy C. Farlow) – 4:02
11. "Twenty Flight Rock" (live) (Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild) – 2:57
12. "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (live) (Hughie Prince, Don Raye, Eleanore Sheehy) – 5:08

Personnel

• George Frayne (Commander Cody) – piano, lead vocals on "Hot Rod Lincoln"
• John Tichy – rhythm guitar, harmony vocals, lead vocals on "Family Bible" and "Beat Me Daddy"
• Andy Stein – fiddle, saxophone
• Lance Dickerson – drums
• "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow – Fender bass, acoustic bass on "Midnight Shift", harmony vocals
• Bill Kirchen – lead guitar, trombone, harmony vocals, lead vocals on "Seeds and Stems" and "Home in My Hand"
• Billy C. Farlow – lead vocals, harmonica
• West Virginia Creeper (Steve Davis) – pedal steel guitar
• Jack Black - backing vocals, guitar on "What's the Matter Now?"

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Album

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Canadian Top Albumns	75
Billboard 200	82

Singles

Title	Chart (1972)	Peak position
"Hot Rod Lincoln"	Billboard Hot 100	9
	Hot Country Songs	51
"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar"	Billboard Hot 100	81

Year-end charts

Title	Chart (1972)	Position
"Hot Rod Lincoln"	Billboard Hot 100	69[4]

Production

• Bob Cohen – producer, engineer
• Commander Cody (George Frayne) – producer
• Phil Sawyer – mixer
• Chris Frayne – front cover
• Dennis Anderson – rear cover photograph
• Studio cuts recorded at Pacific High Recording, San Francisco
• "What's the Matter Now?" and "20 Flight Rock" recorded live at the Long Branch Saloon and New Monk in Berkeley, July 1971
• "Beat Me Daddy" recorded at Ann Arbor, Michigan by Morgan Sound, April 1971
• Mixing at Pacific High Recording Studios

Notes

• Lost in the Ozone (Vinyl back cover). Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. Hollywood: Paramount Records. 1971. PAS-6017.CS1 maint: others (link)

References

1. Lost in the Ozone at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Christgau, Robert (December 30, 1971). "Consumer Guide (22)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2018-09-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)