Lost in the Ozone is the debut album by the Country rock

Country rock

Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...

 band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen is an American country rock band founded in 1967. Core members included founder George Frayne, John Tichy, Billy C. Farlow, Bill Kirchen, Andy Stein, Paul "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow, Lance Dickerson, and Bobby Black....

 that contains their hit cover version of "Hot Rod Lincoln

Hot Rod Lincoln

"Hot Rod Lincoln" was recorded in 1955, as an answer song to "Hot Rod Race", a 1951 hit for Arkie Shibley and his Mountain Dew Boys. Hot Rod Race tells the story of a late-model Ford and Mercury who end up racing along the highway, neither driver gaining an advantage, and staying "neck and neck"...

" as well as the band's live staples, "Lost in the Ozone" and "Seeds and Stems (Again)."

The song "Lost in the Ozone" gave its name to Ozone House

Ozone House

Ozone House, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a 5013 non-profit organization funded by the United Way that works to "meet the needs of runaway, homeless, and high-risk youth and their families." Ozone House addresses these objectives through a variety of services and venues, including a 24-hour...

, 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. /A1 - "Back to Tennessee" – 2:45
2. /A2 - "Wine Do Yer Stuff" – 3:03
3. /A3 - "Seeds and Stems (Again)" – 3:45
4. /A4 - "Daddy's Gonna Treat You Right" (Billy C. Farlow) – 3:00
5. /A5 - "Family Bible" (Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Claude Gray) – 3:39
6. /A6 - "Home in My Hand" (Ronnie Self) – 2:52
7. /B1 - "Lost in the Ozone" (Billy C. Farlow) – 2:07
8. /B2 - "Midnight Shift" (Jimmie Ainsworth, Earl Bud Lee) – 2:27
9. /B3 - "Hot Rod Lincoln
   Hot Rod Lincoln
   "Hot Rod Lincoln" was recorded in 1955, as an answer song to "Hot Rod Race", a 1951 hit for Arkie Shibley and his Mountain Dew Boys. Hot Rod Race tells the story of a late-model Ford and Mercury who end up racing along the highway, neither driver gaining an advantage, and staying "neck and neck"...
   
   " (W.S.Stevenson, Charlie Ryan
   Charlie Ryan
   Charles "Charlie" Ryan was an American singer and songwriter, best known for co-writing and first recording the rockabilly hit single "Hot Rod Lincoln".-Biography:...
   
   ) – 2:40
10. /B4 - "What's the Matter Now?" (live) (Billy C. Farlow) – 4:02
11. /B5 - "20 Flight Rock" (live) (Ned Fairchild) – 2:57
12. /B6 - "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
    Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
    "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" is a song written in 1940 by Don Raye, with credit given to Ray McKinley. It follows the American boogie-woogie tradition of syncopated piano music. The song was first recorded in 1940 by the Will Bradley orchestra, with Freddie Slack on piano...
    
    " (live) (Hughie Prince, Don Raye
    Don Raye
    Don Raye , born Donald MacRae Wilhoite, Jr., in Washington, D.C., was an American vaudevillian and songwriter, best known for his songs for the Andrews Sisters such as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", "The House of Blue Lights", "Just For A Thrill" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy."While known for...
    
    , Eleanore Sheehy) – 5:08

Personnel

• George Frayne (Commander Cody) – piano, vocals on "Hot Rod Lincoln"
• John Tichy – rhythm guitar, harmony vocals, lead vocals on "Family Bible" and "Beat Me Daddy"
• Andy Stein
  Andy Stein
  Andy Stein is a saxophone and violin player in the United States best known for his appearances with the country rock band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. He is also known for the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band on the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion" and the movie. He has played on a...
  
   – fiddle, saxophone
• Lance Dickerson – drums
• Bruce Barlow – Fender bass, acoustic bass on "Midnight Shift", harmony vocals
• Bill Kirchen
  Bill Kirchen
  Bill Kirchen is an American rockabilly guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the guitarist with the original Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen from 1967 to the mid 1970s, although, in reality, his time with the Commander accounts for only a portion of his career...
  
   – lead guitar, trombone, harmony vocals, lead vocals on "Seeds and Stems" and "Home in My Hand"
• Billy C. Farlow – lead vocals, harmonica
• (Steve Davis] West Virginia Creeper – pedal steel guitar

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