1978 Commander Cody – Flying Dreams

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Flying Dreams is an album by Commander Cody, released in 1978

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen is an American country rock band founded in 1967. Core members included founder George Frayne IV (alias Commander Cody, born 19 July 1944, Boise, Idaho) on keyboards & vocals; Billy C. Farlow (b. Decatur, Alabama) on vocals and harmonica; John Tichy (b. St. Louis, Missouri) on guitar and vocals; Bill Kirchen (b. 29 January 1948, Ann Arbor, Michigan) on lead guitar; Andy Stein (b. 31 August 1948, New York) on saxophone and fiddle; Paul “Buffalo” Bruce Barlow (b. 3 December 1948, Oxnard, California) on bass guitar; Lance Dickerson (b. 15 October 1948, Livonia, Michigan; died 10 November 2003, Fairfax, California) on drums; and Bobby Black on steel guitar.

The band’s style mixed country, rock ‘n’ roll, Western swing, rockabilly, and jump blues together on a foundation of boogie-woogie piano. It was among the first country-rock bands to take its cues less from folk-rock and bluegrass and more from barroom country of the Ernest Tubb and Ray Price style. The band became known for marathon live shows.

Tracks

1  Thank You Lone Ranger (George Frayne) 02:48
2  Cry Baby Cry (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) 02:41
3  He’s In Love (He’s In Trouble) (George Frayne; Leroy Preston) 03:25
4  Life Is A Carnival (Robbie Robertson; Rick Danko) 02:58
5  Talent Night At The Nashville Inn (George Frayne; Leroy Preston) 04:00
6  Flying Dreams (John Hug) 01:05
7  Dreams Of Barbarella (George Frayne) 04:14
8  Vampira (George Frayne) 03:15
9  Take The Fifth Amendment (Joe Tex) 03:34
10  Stranger In A Strange Land (Leon Russell; Don Preston) 04:24
11  My Day (George Frayne) 02:13

Musicians

1 Thank You Lone Ranger

BassScott Edwards
DrumsEd Greene
GuitarJeff Baxter
GuitarBuzzy Feiten
Steel GuitarBobby Black
Electric PianoNeil Larsen
PianoCommander Cody
Background VocalsNicolette Larson
Background VocalsJennifer Warnes
Background VocalsLee Montgomery
VocalsCommander Cody


2 Cry Baby Cry

BassScott Edwards
DrumsJoe English
GuitarJeff Baxter
MellotronNeil Larsen
PianoNeil Larsen
SaxErnie Watts
Background VocalsVenetta Fields
Background VocalsSherlie Matthews
Background VocalsClydie King
VocalsCommander Cody


3 He’s In Love (He’s In Trouble)

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsJoe English
GuitarBuzzy Feiten
GuitarDanny Gatton
Steel GuitarBobby Black
Electric PianoNeil Larsen
PianoCommander Cody
VocalsCommander Cody


4 Life Is A Carnival

BassScott Edwards
DrumsJoe English
GuitarBuzzy Feiten
GuitarJeff Baxter
ClavinetNeil Larsen
HarmonicaNorton Buffalo
Background VocalsDelaney Bramlett
VocalsCommander Cody


5 Talent Night At The Nashville Inn

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsJoe English
GuitarJeff Baxter
GuitarRichard Bowden
GuitarSteve Beckmeier
Steel GuitarBobby Black
Electric PianoNeil Larsen
PianoCommander Cody
Background VocalsNicolette Larson
Background VocalsJennifer Warnes
Background VocalsLee Montgomery
VocalsCommander Cody


6 Flying Dreams

Acoustic GuitarJohn Hug
HarpolekJohn Hug
Mini MoogNeil Larsen
CymbalBuzz Buchanan


7 Dreams Of Barbarella

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJoe English
GuitarJeff Baxter
GuitarJohn Hug
Steel GuitarBobby Black
Electric PianoNeil Larsen
SaxErnie Watts
PercussionGary Coleman
Background VocalsVenetta Fields
Background VocalsSherlie Matthews
Background VocalsClydie King
VocalsCommander Cody


8 Vampira

BassScott Edwards
DrumsJoe English
GuitarJeff Baxter
GuitarDanny Gatton
Steel GuitarBobby Black
Electric PianoNeil Larsen
PianoCommander Cody
Background VocalsVenetta Fields
Background VocalsSherlie Matthews
Background VocalsClydie King
VocalsCommander Cody


9 Take The Fifth Amendment

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsJoe English
GuitarJeff Baxter
GuitarBuzzy Feiten
ClavinetNeil Larsen
Electric PianoNeil Larsen
PianoCommander Cody
Background VocalsNicolette Larson
Background VocalsJennifer Warnes
Background VocalsLee Montgomery
VocalsCommander Cody


10 Stranger In A Strange Land

BassScott Edwards
DrumsEd Greene
GuitarBuzzy Feiten
ClavinetNeil Larsen
Electric PianoNeil Larsen
SaxErnie Watts
PercussionGary Coleman
Background VocalsVenetta Fields
Background VocalsSherlie Matthews
Background VocalsClydie King
VocalsCommander Cody


11 My Day

BassScott Edwards
DrumsEd Greene
GuitarBuzzy Feiten
Acoustic GuitarJeff Baxter
Electric PianoNeil Larsen
PianoCommander Cody
VocalsCommander Cody

Other Musicians

Muscle Shoals Horns (Tracks 1, 5, 9, 10, 11)

Liner Notes

Producer – John Hug
Arranged By – George Frayne (Tracks 1, 11)
Arranged By (Horns) –  Muscle Shoals Horns (Tracks 1, 5, 9, 10, 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – John Hug
Engineer – Matthew Ross (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Engineer – Anthony D’Amica (Track 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Anthony D’Amica
Mastered By – Greg Calbi

Design – George Frayne
Painting – Peter Bieling
Photography – Gary Regester

Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Cherokee Studios
Mixed At Sound Labs, Hollywood
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At United Western Recorders
Recorded At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
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