Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (album)
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Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | September–October 1974; by Paul Grupp at Record Plant, Sausalito, California, computer mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Country rock, Western swing, rock and roll, jump blues, Americana | |||
Label | Warner Bros. 1975 Wounded Bird 2003 | |||
Producer | John Boylan | |||
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen chronology | ||||
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Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen is the fifth album by the country rock band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. Released in 1975, it was their first album for Warner Bros. Records.
The album was the subject of the 1977 book Star-Making Machinery by Geoffrey Stokes, which chronicled its recording, production and marketing as an example of the behind-the-scenes operation of the U.S. music industry in the 1970s.[1]
Critical reception[]
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | C+[3] |
On AllMusic, Jana Pendragon wrote, "... this is another good outing for the wild boys.... One more time, this band holds all the aces and plays every hand with a poker face that just won't quit. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen knew exactly what they were doing."[2]
Track listing[]
- Side A
- "Southbound" (Hoyt Axton, Mark Dawson) – 2:20
- "Don't Let Go" (Jesse Stone) – 2:40
- "California Okie" (Kevin "Blackie" Farrell) – 2:48
- "Willin'" (Lowell George) – 3:38
- "The Boogie Man Boogie" (Michael J. Richards, Billy C. Farlow, George Frayne, John Tichy) – 3:35
- Side B
- "Hawaii Blues" (Richards, Farlow, Ernie Hagar, Andy Stein) – 3:05
- "House of Blue Lights" (Don Raye, Freddie Slack) – 2:41
- "Keep On Lovin' Her" (Farlow, Tichy) – 3:13
- "Devil and Me" (Frayne, Tichy) – 3:11
- "Four or Five Times" (Marco H. Hellman, Byron Gay) – 2:30
- "That's What I Like About the South" (Phil Harris) – 2:35
Personnel[]
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
- Commander Cody (a.k.a. George Frayne) – piano, vocals
- Billy C. Farlow – lead vocal, harp
- Bill Kirchen – electric guitar, vocals
- John Tichy – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Andy Stein – fiddle, saxophone
- Ernie Hagar – pedal steel
- Bruce Barlow – bass, vocals
- Lance Dickerson – drums, vocals
Additional musicians
- Tower Of Power Horn Section – horns
Production
- John Boylan – Producer
- Paul Gruff – Engineer
- Tom Anderson – Assistant Engineer,
- Bob Edwards – Assistant Engineer
- Michael Verdick – Assistant Engineer
- Wally Traugott – Mastering
- Chris Frayne – Cover Art
- John Goodchild – Layout Design
References[]
- ^ "Star-Making Machinery". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen at AllMusic
- ^ 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.
- 1975 albums
- Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen albums
- Albums produced by John Boylan (record producer)
- Warner Records albums
- 1970s rock album stubs