Gamma 2

{{Short description|Album by Gamma}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Gamma 2 | type = studio | artist = Gamma | cover = Gamma 2.jpg | alt = | released = August 1980 | recorded = | studio = The Automatt, San Francisco | genre = Hard rock, heavy metal | length = 36:50 | label = Elektra | producer = Gary Lyons, Ronnie Montrose | prev_title = Gamma 1 | prev_year = 1979 | next_title = Gamma 3 | next_year = 1982 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Ronnie Montrose | type = | prev_title = Gamma 1 | prev_year = 1979 | title = Gamma 2 | year = 1980 | next_title = Gamma 3 | next_year = 1982 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gamma-2-mw0000232192 |title=Gamma - Gamma 2 review |last=Viglione |first=Joe |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=2018-08-19 }}</ref> | rev2 =''Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal'' | rev2Score = 10/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = November 1, 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 | page=129}}</ref> }}

'''''Gamma 2''''' is Gamma's second album, released in 1980. On this album Ronnie Montrose 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 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.<ref name=Thorgerson /> 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.<ref name=Thorgerson /> Mick Haggerty felt the change improved the image.<ref name=Thorgerson>{{cite book |last=Thorgerson |first=Storm |last2=Powell |first2=Aubrey |title=100 Best Album Covers |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |date=1999 |isbn=0-7513-0706-8 |page=63}}</ref>

==Track listing== ;Side one #"Mean Streak" (Ronnie Montrose, 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 #<li value="5">"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.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Gamma 2 |others=Gamma |year=1980 |type=LP Sleeve |publisher=Elektra Records |id=6E-288 |location=New York City}}</ref>

;Gamma *Davey Pattison – lead vocals *Ronnie Montrose – guitar, producer *Jim Alcivar – keyboards *Glenn Letsch – bass guitar *Denny Carmassi – drums

;Additional musicians *Genya Ravan – 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== {{Reflist}}

Category:Gamma (band) albums Category:1980 albums Category:Elektra Records albums