Heading for Tomorrow

Heading for Tomorrow
Studio album by
Gamma Ray
Released26 February 1990
RecordedSeptember 1989 – January 1990
StudioHorus Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany
GenrePower metal, Heavy metal, Speed metal
Length53:59
LabelNoise
ProducerKai Hansen
Gamma Ray chronology
Heading for Tomorrow
(1990) 		Sigh No More
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[4]

Heading for Tomorrow is the first studio album released by German metal band Gamma Ray on 26 February 1990 by Noise Records. In 2002 it was re-released with a different cover as part of the Ultimate Collection box-set. This re-released version of the album has also been released separately from the box-set.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kai Hansen, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome"0:57
2."Lust for Life"5:18
3."Heaven Can Wait"4:26
4."Space Eater"4:31
5."Money"3:37
6."The Silence"6:22
7."Hold Your Ground"4:48
8."Free Time" (Ralf Scheepers)4:53
9."Heading for Tomorrow"14:29
10."Look at Yourself" (Uriah Heep cover; written by Ken Hensley)4:43
2002 & 2015 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Mr. Outlaw" (originally Japanese bonus track; written by Scheepers)4:08
12."Sail On"4:24
13."Lonesome Stranger"4:58
Anniversary Edition Bonus Disc
No.TitleLength
1."Who Do You Think You Are"5:07
2."Heaven Can Wait" (EP Version)4:28
3."Money" (demo)3:46
4."Sail On" (demo)3:47
5."Heading for Tomorrow" (live)8:18
6."Space Eater" (live)4:45
7."The Silence" (demo)6:20
8."Mr. Outlaw" (instrumental version)4:11
9."Heaven Can Wait" (demo)4:43
10."Heading for Tomorrow" (karaoke version)14:29
11."Space Eater" (karaoke version)4:27
12."Lonesome Stranger" (demo)4:18

Notes

  • "Look at Yourself" only appears on the CD version of the album.
  • The three bonus tracks from the 2002-release are also available on the Heaven Can Wait EP.

Personnel

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Gamma Ray
Guest musicians
  • Dirk Schlächter – bass (tracks 4, 5)
  • Tommy Newton – lead guitar (track 8), backing vocals, mixing
  • Tammo Vollmers – drums (track 3)
  • Mischa Gerlach – keyboards, piano
  • Piet Sielck – additional keyboards, backing vocals, second engineer
  • Joal, Fernando Garcia, Petr Chrastina – backing vocals
Production
  • Ralf Krause – engineer, mixing of "Look at Yourself"
  • Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer

Charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 31
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 29

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Heading for Tomorrow - Gamma Ray". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. ^ Ewing, Jerry (March 2010). "Gamma Ray - Reissues". Classic Rock. No. 142. p. 93.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ Stagno, Mike. 8 September 2006. Gamma Ray - Heading for Tomorrow (staff review). Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gamma Ray – Heading for Tomorrow" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gamma Ray – Heading for Tomorrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gamma Ray – Heading for Tomorrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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