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
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
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