The Best of Gamma
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The Best of Gamma is a compilation of music from the first three Gamma
albums.
Gamma 1
(1979) - *
Gamma 2
(1980) - **
Gamma 3
(1982) - ***
Gamma (band)
Gamma was a band formed by guitarist Ronnie Montrose and singer Davey Pattison in San Francisco in 1979. They released four albums: Gamma 1 in 1979, Gamma 2 in 1980, Gamma 3 in 1982 and Gamma 4 in 2000...
albums.
Track listing
- Mean Streak (Alcivar, Montrose, Pattison) - 4:50 **
- Four Horsemen (Montrose, Pattison) - 4:48 **
- Dirty City (Montrose, Pattison) - 4:04 **
- Voyager (Montrose, Pattison) - 5:23 **
- "Stranger" (Froom, Stahl) - 3:00 ***
- "Condition Yellow" (Carmassi, Froom, Montrose) - 4:08 ***
- "No Way Out" (Froom, Montrose, Stahl) - 4:05 ***
- "Third Degree" (Froom, Montrose, Stahl) - 3:47 ***
- "Thunder & Lightning" (Montrose, Pattison) - 4:37 *
- "I'm AliveI'm Alive (Clint Ballard, Jr. song)"I'm Alive" is a 1965 number-one UK hit single by The Hollies. It was written especially for them by the successful US pop songwriter Clint Ballard, Jr. who also had chart-topping hits with Linda Ronstadt, Wayne Fontana and Jimmy Jones...
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) - 3:18 * - "Razor King" (Montrose, Pattison) - 5:53 *
- "Modern Girl" (Froom, Montrose) - 3:35 ***
- "Right the First Time" (Froom, Montrose, Stahl) - 3:47 ***
- "Wish I Was" (Mickey NewburyMickey NewburyMickey Newbury was an American songwriter, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
) - 5:16 * - "What's Gone Is Gone" (Froom, Montrose, Jerry StahlJerry StahlJerry Stahl is an American novelist and screenwriter, He is best known for his memoir of addiction Permanent Midnight. A film adaptation followed with Ben Stiller in the lead role....
) - 5:30 *** - "Fight To The Finish" (Alcivar, Montrose) - 6:25 *
Gamma 1
Gamma 1
Gamma 1, released 1979, was Gamma's debut album.It reached #131 on the Billboard Album charts, totalling 17 weeks on the survey. "I'm Alive" reached #60 on Billboard's Singles charts.- Track listing :# "Thunder & Lightning" - 4:37...
(1979) - *
Gamma 2
Gamma 2
On Gamma's second disc, 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 , Ronnie Montrose , and Jim Alcivar remain from Gamma 1...
(1980) - **
Gamma 3
Gamma 3
- Track listing :# "What's Gone Is Gone" - 5:30# "Right the First Time" - 3:47# "Moving Violation" - 3:36# "Mobile Devotion" - 6:34...
(1982) - ***
Personnel
- Ronnie MontroseRonnie MontroseRonnie Montrose, is an Amercian rock guitarist who has headed his own bands as well as performing with a variety of musicians, including Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, The Beau Brummels, Boz Scaggs, Beaver & Krause, Gary Wright, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Dan Hartman, Edgar...
: Guitar - Davey PattisonDavey PattisonDavey Pattison 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, to front the band Gamma, formed by Bay Area guitarist Ronnie Montrose."I'd given up all...
: Vocals - Jim AlcivarJim AlcivarJim Alcivar is an American keyboard and synthesizer player and sound engineer. He is most noted for his connection to guitarist Ronnie Montrose and appearing in his bands Montrose and Gamma and on his first solo album Open Fire. His father is composer, arranger and producer Bob Alcivar.-Discography...
: Keyboards (Gamma 1 & 2) - Alan FitzgeraldAlan FitzgeraldAlan Fitzgerald, U.S. musician , was a member of several U.S. bands.He played as a bassist in the bands Montrose and Gamma, both of which also featured guitarist Ronnie Montrose....
: Bass (Gamma 1) - Skip Gillette: Drums (Gamma 1)
- Denny CarmassiDenny CarmassiDenny Carmassi is an American drummer.Carmassi was a member of the first four line-ups of the band Montrose. After Montrose, he played with his former Montrose bandmate Sammy Hagar as a solo artist, and with his former Montrose bandmates Ronnie Montrose and Jim Alcivar in the band Gamma.He also...
: Drums (Gamma 2 & 3) - Glenn LetschGlenn LetschGlenn Letsch, 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 with singer Davey Pattison...
: Bass (Gamma 2 & 3) - Mitchell FroomMitchell Froom-Career:Froom began his career as a keyboard player in Sonoma County, California. The band Crossfire featured two keyboards players; Mitchell on one side of the stage and brother David on the other with Gary Pihl on guitar...
: Keyboards (Gamma 3)
Production
- Produced by Ken ScottKen ScottKen Scott is an English record producer and recording engineer.-Career:Scott started at the age of 16 working in the tape library at Abbey Road Studios. He became a recording engineer working with such acts as The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Procol Harum...
*, Gary Lyons**, Ronnie Montrose** & *** - Engineered by Ken Scott*, Gary Lyons**, Jim Gaines***