Heading for Tomorrow

Heading for Tomorrow
Studio album by Gamma Ray
Released	26 February 1990
Recorded	September 1989 – January 1990
Studio	Horus Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	53:59
Label	Noise
Producer	Kai Hansen
Gamma Ray chronology
Heading for Tomorrow (1990) Sigh No More (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Classic Rock	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10 [3]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5 [4]

Heading for Tomorrow is the first studio album released by German metal band Gamma Ray on 26 February 1990 by Noise Records.

In 1990, a video album, Heading for the East , was released that was recorded during the album tour. In 2002, Heading for Tomorrow 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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• Ralf Scheepers – lead vocals
• Kai Hansen – guitars, vocals, producer
• Uwe Wessel – bass (all tracks but 4 and 5)
• Mathias Burchardt – drums (all tracks but 3)

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) [5]	31
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6]	24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7]	45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8]	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.