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Gamma Gamma (uppercase , lowercase ; ''gámma'') is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. In Ancient Greek, the letter gamma represented a voiced velar stop . In Modern Greek, this letter r ...
's second album, released in 1980. On this album
Ronnie Montrose Ronald Douglas Montrose (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma. He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie H ...
keeps his streak of not having the same personnel on two albums in a row, changing the line-up once again.
Davey Pattison Davey Pattison (born November 18, 1945 in Scotland) is a San Francisco Bay Area based rock vocalist. Pattison recorded his first music in 1969, and his career took off after arrival in the United States in 1979, on invitation from Bill Graham, ...
(vocals), Montrose (guitar), and Jim Alcivar (synthesizer) remain from ''
Gamma 1 ''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 so ...
''. Glenn Letsch replaces
Alan Fitzgerald Francis Alan Fitzgerald (born July 16, 1949) is an American musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known as the second bassist of Montrose and as keyboardist for Night Ranger. He has also performed with Gamma, and former Montrose bandmat ...
on bass and old Montrose bandmate
Denny Carmassi Denny Carmassi (born April 30, 1947) is an American drummer most notable for playing with many rock bands. Biography Carmassi was born into a family of drummers; his father, his uncle, and his brother each played the drums. Some of Denny's e ...
replaces Skip Gillette on drums.


Track listing

;Side one #"Mean Streak" (
Ronnie Montrose Ronald Douglas Montrose (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma. He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie H ...
,
Davey Pattison Davey Pattison (born November 18, 1945 in Scotland) is a San Francisco Bay Area based rock vocalist. Pattison recorded his first music in 1969, and his career took off after arrival in the United States in 1979, on invitation from Bill Graham, ...
, Jim Alcivar) – 4:50 #"Four Horsemen" (Montrose, Pattison) – 4:48 #"Dirty City" (Montrose, Pattison) – 4:04 #"Voyager" (Montrose, Pattison) – 5:23 ;Side two #
  • " Something in the Air" (
    John "Speedy" Keen John David Percy "Speedy" Keen (29 March 1945 – 12 March 2002)''The Gua ...
    )     – 3:17 #"Cat on a Leash" (Montrose, Jerry Stahl) – 4:03 #"Skin and Bone" (Montrose, Stahl) – 4:48 #"Mayday" (Montrose, Alcivar) – 5:37


    Personnel

    All credits adapted from the original release. ;Gamma *
    Davey Pattison Davey Pattison (born November 18, 1945 in Scotland) is a San Francisco Bay Area based rock vocalist. Pattison recorded his first music in 1969, and his career took off after arrival in the United States in 1979, on invitation from Bill Graham, ...
    –
    lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...
    *
    Ronnie Montrose Ronald Douglas Montrose (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma. He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie H ...
    –
    guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...
    , producer * Jim Alcivar – keyboards *
    Glenn Letsch Glenn Letsch (born June 23, 1949) is an American bass guitarist. He was in a Los Angeles band with Mitchell Froom called "Bullet Park" . After Ronnie Montrose produced their demo, he asked Letsch to join his band Gamma, where Letsch became friends ...
    –
    bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...
    *
    Denny Carmassi Denny Carmassi (born April 30, 1947) is an American drummer most notable for playing with many rock bands. Biography Carmassi was born into a family of drummers; his father, his uncle, and his brother each played the drums. Some of Denny's e ...
    –
    drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...
    ;Additional musicians *
    Genya Ravan Genya Ravan, a.k.a. Goldie (born Genyusha Zelkovicz; April 19, 1940) is an American rock singer and music producer. She was lead singer of The Escorts, Goldie and the Gingerbreads, and Ten Wheel Drive. Life and career Childhood Ravan was bo ...
    – additional vocals on "Dirty City" ;Production *Gary Lyons – producer, engineer, mixing at Mediasound Studios, New York City *Ken Kessie, Peter Thea, Wayne Lewis – assistant engineers * George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York


    References

    Gamma (band) albums 1980 albums Elektra Records albums {{1980s-hard-rock-album-stub