# Gamma 2

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{{Short description|Album by Gamma}}
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{{Infobox album
| name       = Gamma 2
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Gamma](/source/Gamma_(band))
| cover      = Gamma 2.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = August 1980
| recorded   =
| studio     = [The Automatt](/source/The_Automatt), San Francisco
| genre      = [Hard rock](/source/Hard_rock), [heavy metal](/source/heavy_metal_music)
| length     = 36:50
| label      = [Elektra](/source/Elektra_Records)
| producer   = Gary Lyons, [Ronnie Montrose](/source/Ronnie_Montrose)
| prev_title = [Gamma 1](/source/Gamma_1)
| prev_year  = 1979
| next_title = [Gamma 3](/source/Gamma_3)
| next_year  = 1982
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [Ronnie Montrose](/source/Ronnie_Montrose)
 | type       =
 | prev_title = [Gamma 1](/source/Gamma_1)
 | prev_year  = 1979
 | title      = Gamma 2
 | year       = 1980
 | next_title = [Gamma 3](/source/Gamma_3)
 | next_year  = 1982
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/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](/source/AllMusic) |publisher=[All Media Network](/source/All_Media_Network) |accessdate=2018-08-19 }}</ref>
| rev2 =''[Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal](/source/Martin_Popoff)''
| 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](/source/Collector's_Guide_Publishing) | date = November 1, 2005 | location = [Burlington, Ontario](/source/Burlington%2C_Ontario), Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 | page=129}}</ref>
}}

'''''Gamma 2''''' is [Gamma](/source/Gamma_(band))'s second album, released in 1980. On this album [Ronnie Montrose](/source/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](/source/Davey_Pattison) (vocals), Montrose (guitar), and [Jim Alcivar](/source/Jim_Alcivar) (synthesizer) remain from ''[Gamma 1](/source/Gamma_1)''. Glenn Letsch replaces [Alan Fitzgerald](/source/Alan_Fitzgerald) on bass and old [Montrose](/source/Montrose_(band)) bandmate [Denny Carmassi](/source/Denny_Carmassi) replaces [Skip Gillette](/source/Skip_Gillette) on drums.

==Cover==
The cover image was photographed by [Jeffrey Scales](/source/Jeffrey_Scales) to a design by [Mick Haggerty](/source/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" <small>([Ronnie Montrose](/source/Ronnie_Montrose), [Davey Pattison](/source/Davey_Pattison), [Jim Alcivar](/source/Jim_Alcivar))</small> – 4:50
#"Four Horsemen" <small>(Montrose, Pattison)</small> – 4:48
#"Dirty City" <small>(Montrose, Pattison)</small> – 4:04
#"Voyager" <small>(Montrose, Pattison)</small> – 5:23

;Side two
#<li value="5">"[Something in the Air](/source/Something_in_the_Air_(song))" <small>([John "Speedy" Keen](/source/Speedy_Keen))</small> – 3:17
#"Cat on a Leash" <small>(Montrose, [Jerry Stahl](/source/Jerry_Stahl))</small> – 4:03
#"Skin and Bone" <small>(Montrose, Stahl)</small> – 4:48
#"Mayday" <small>(Montrose, Alcivar)</small> – 5:37

==Personnel==
All credits adapted from the original release.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Gamma 2 |others=[Gamma](/source/Gamma_(band)) |year=1980 |type=LP Sleeve |publisher=[Elektra Records](/source/Elektra_Records) |id=6E-288  |location=New York City}}</ref>

;Gamma
*[Davey Pattison](/source/Davey_Pattison) – [lead vocals](/source/lead_vocals)
*[Ronnie Montrose](/source/Ronnie_Montrose) – [guitar](/source/guitar), [producer](/source/record_producer)
*[Jim Alcivar](/source/Jim_Alcivar) – [keyboards](/source/keyboard_instrument)
*[Glenn Letsch](/source/Glenn_Letsch) – [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar)
*[Denny Carmassi](/source/Denny_Carmassi) – [drums](/source/drum_kit)

;Additional musicians
*[Genya Ravan](/source/Genya_Ravan) – additional vocals on "Dirty City"

;Production
*Gary Lyons – producer, engineer, mixing at [Mediasound Studios](/source/Mediasound_Studios), New York City
*Ken Kessie, Peter Thea, Wayne Lewis – assistant engineers
*[George Marino](/source/George_Marino) – mastering at [Sterling Sound](/source/Sterling_Sound), New York

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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