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1990 studio album by Gamma Ray
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
Classic Rock
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
Sputnikmusic3.5/5

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

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

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

Chart (1990) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 31
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 29

References

  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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