''Gamma 2'' is

Gamma Gamma (; uppercase , lowercase ; ) 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 normally repr ...

's second album, released in 1980. On this album

Ronnie Montrose Ronald Douglas Montrose (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American musician and 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 Morri ...

keeps his streak of not having the same personnel on two albums in a row, changing the line-up once again. Davey Pattison (vocals), Montrose (guitar), and Jim Alcivar (synthesizer) remain from '' Gamma 1''. 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 bandma ...

on bass and old Montrose bandmate Denny Carmassi replaces Skip Gillette on drums.

Cover

The cover image was photographed by Jeffrey Scales to a design by Mick Haggerty. The original image had a lone woman on the sunbed but a man was added after record executives raised concerns over the appearance of sharks attacking vulnerable woman. Mick Haggerty felt the change improved the image.

Track listing

;Side one #"Mean Streak" (

, Davey Pattison, 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) – 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 –

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 ...

–

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

, producer * Jim Alcivar – keyboards * Glenn Letsch –

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

* Denny Carmassi –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

;Additional musicians *

Genya Ravan Genya Ravan (born Genyusha Zelkowitz; April 19, 1940), also known as Goldie, is an American rock music, rock singer and music producer. She was lead singer of the Escorts, Goldie and the Gingerbreads, and Ten Wheel Drive. Early life Genyusha Zel ...

– additional vocals on "Dirty City" ;Production *Gary Lyons – producer, engineer, mixing at

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, New York City *Ken Kessie, Peter Thea, Wayne Lewis – assistant engineers * George Marino – mastering at

Sterling Sound George Marino (April 15, 1947June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He attended ...

, New York

References

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