The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (album)

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils is the debut album by the Country rock & Southern rock band The Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Sporting a patchwork quilt cover that gave some indication of its eclectic musical content, and spawned the #25 hit single "If You Wanna Get to Heaven", plus many other laid-back originals from the southern Missouri natives.

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Studio album by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Released	December 1973
Recorded	1973
Genre	Country rock, Southern rock
Length	38:30
Label	A&M
Producer	Glyn Johns David Anderle
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils chronology
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1973) It'll Shine When It Shines (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Country Girl" (Randle Chowning) – 3:16
2. "Spaceship Orion" (Larry Lee) – 3:11
3. "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" (Steve Cash, John Dillon) – 3:04
4. "Chicken Train" (Steve Cash) – 3:37
5. "Colorado Song" (Steve Cash, John Dillon) – 5:05
6. "Standin' on the Rock" (John Dillon) – 3:54
7. "Road to Glory" (Randle Chowning) – 4:55
8. "Black Sky" (Steve Cash) – 3:08
9. "Within Without" (Larry Lee) – 4:25
10. "Beauty in the River" (John Dillon) – 3:55

Charts

Chart (1973/75)	Position
United States (Billboard 200)	26
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	73

Covers

• Saliva Lead Singer Josey Scott covered the song "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" for the TV Film "The Dukes Of Hazzard: The Beginning".
• Hank Williams, Jr. covered "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" in 1982 for inclusion on his album, High Notes.

Personnel

• Steve Cash - harmonica, harpsichord, percussion, vocals
• John Dillon - guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer, autoharp, keyboards, percussion, vocals
• Larry Lee - guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, vocals, saw
• Randle Chowning - guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Michael Granda - bass, percussion, vocals
• Buddy Brayfield - piano, keyboards
• Jack Black - backing vocals
• Elizabeth Anderson - Backing Vocals
• Sidney Cash - Backing Vocals
• Janet Lee - Backing Vocals
• Donald Bromage - Backing Vocals

Production

• Producer: Glyn Johns/David Anderle
• Recording Engineer: Glyn Johns
• Art Direction: Mike Doud
• Photography: Bill Higgins, Jeremy Parkin
• Liner notes: Mike Dempsey

References

1. Eder, Bruce. Ozark Mountain Daredevils at AllMusic
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 227. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.