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 song from 1965.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the original LP releases. Side one "Thunder and Lightning" (Ronnie Montrose, Davey Pattison) – 4:37 "I'm Alive" (Clint Ballard Jr.) – 3:18 "Razor King" (Montrose, Pattison) – 5:53 "No Tears" (Pattison) – 4:53

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Side two

"Solar Heat" (Montrose) – 3:09

"Ready for Action" (Montrose) – 3:39

"Wish I Was" (Mickey Newbury) – 5:16

"Fight to the Finish" (Montrose, Jim Alcivar) – 6:25

Personnel

Davey Pattison – vocals

Ronnie Montrose – guitar

Jim Alcivar – Synthesizer

Alan Fitzgerald – bass guitar

Skip Gillette – drums

Production

Ken Scott – producer, engineer

Brian Leshon, Phil Jost – assistant engineers

Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios, Los Angeles

References

Gamma (band) albums

1979 debut albums

Albums produced by Ken Scott

Elektra Records albums

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