Gamma 1, released in 1979, is Gamma's debut album. It reached No. 131 on the Billboard Album charts, totalling seventeen weeks on the survey. "I'm Alive" reached No. 60 on the Billboard singles charts. "I'm Alive" is a cover of The Hollies song from 1965.
| Gamma 1 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1979 | |||
| Studio | Chateau Recorders, North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:10 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Ken Scott | |||
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| Ronnie Montrose chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
Track listing
editCredits adapted from the original LP releases.[4]
- Side one
- "Thunder and Lightning" (Ronnie Montrose, Davey Pattison) – 4:37
- "I'm Alive" (Clint Ballard Jr.) – 3:18
- "Razor King" (Montrose, Pattison) – 5:53
- "No Tears" (Pattison) – 4:53
- Side two
- "Solar Heat" (Montrose) – 3:09
- "Ready for Action" (Montrose) – 3:39
- "Wish I Was" (Mickey Newbury) – 5:16
- "Fight to the Finish" (Montrose, Jim Alcivar) – 6:25
Personnel
edit- Davey Pattison – vocals
- Ronnie Montrose – guitar
- Jim Alcivar – synthesizer
- Alan Fitzgerald – bass guitar
- Skip Gillette – drums
Production
edit- Ken Scott – producer, engineer
- Brian Leshon, Phil Jost – assistant engineers[5]
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios, Los Angeles
References
edit- ^ Viglione, Joe. "Gamma - Gamma 1 review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ Dome, Malcolm (5 January 1980). "Gamma: I". Record Mirror. p. 15.
- ^ Gamma 1 (LP sleeve). Gamma. New York City: Elektra Records. 1979. 6E-219.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Assistant Engineer Brian Leshon https://www.discogs.com/Gamma-Gamma-1/release/4815846
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