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1979 studio album by Gamma
Gamma 1
Studio album by Gamma
ReleasedJuly 1979
StudioChateau Recorders, North Hollywood, California
GenreHard rock
Length37:10
LabelElektra
ProducerKen Scott
Gamma chronology
Gamma 1
(1979) 		Gamma 2
(1980)
Ronnie Montrose chronology
Open Fire
(1978) 		Gamma 1
(1978) 		Gamma 2
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10
Record Mirror

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.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the original LP releases.

Side one
  1. "Thunder and Lightning" (Ronnie Montrose, Davey Pattison) – 4:37
  2. "I'm Alive" (Clint Ballard Jr.) – 3:18
  3. "Razor King" (Montrose, Pattison) – 5:53
  4. "No Tears" (Pattison) – 4:53
Side two
  1. "Solar Heat" (Montrose) – 3:09
  2. "Ready for Action" (Montrose) – 3:39
  3. "Wish I Was" (Mickey Newbury) – 5:16
  4. "Fight to the Finish" (Montrose, Jim Alcivar) – 6:25

Personnel

Production

References

  1. Viglione, Joe. "Gamma - Gamma 1 review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. 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.
  3. Dome, Malcolm (5 January 1980). "Gamma: I". Record Mirror. p. 15.
  4. 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)
  5. Assistant Engineer Brian Leshon https://www.discogs.com/Gamma-Gamma-1/release/4815846
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