Sigh No More (Gamma Ray album)

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Sigh No More
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Studio album by
Gamma Ray
Released21 September 1991
RecordedMay – July 1991
StudioKaro Studios, Brackel, Germany
Genre Heavy metal
Length46:57
Label Noise
Producer Tommy Newton, Karl-Ulrich Walterbach
Gamma Ray chronology
Heading for Tomorrow
(1990)		Sigh No More
(1991)		 Insanity and Genius
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 9/10 [3]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5 [4]

Sigh No More is the second studio album released by German power metal band, Gamma Ray in 1991 by Noise Records. Beginning a trend that would continue until their fifth studio release, the band's lineup changed from the previous album, with Uli Kusch replacing Mathias Burchardt on drums and Dirk Schlächter officially joining the band on guitars.

Contents

Track listings

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Changes" Kai Hansen, Uwe Wessel Dirk Schlächter, Hansen, Ralf Scheepers, Wessel5:43
2."Rich and Famous"HansenHansen4:38
3."As Time Goes By"Hansen, Piet Sielck Hansen, Sielck4:41
4."(We Won't) Stop the War"Hansen, WesselHansen, Wessel3:47
5."Father and Son"Schlächter, ScheepersSchlächter4:25
6."One with the World"HansenHansen, Wessel4:47
7."Start Running"ScheepersWessel3:56
8."Countdown [a] "HansenHansen4:15
9."Dream Healer"Hansen, ScheepersHansen6:21
10."The Spirit"Hansen, ScheepersHansen, Wessel4:17
Japanese Edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Sail On" (live)HansenHansen5:30
2002 release bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Heroes [b] "Hansen, ScheepersHansen, Scheepers, Schlächter5:00
12."Dream Healer [c] " (pre-production version)Hansen,ScheepersHansen9:36
13."Who Do You Think You Are? [d] "HansenHansen, Scheepers, Schlächter, Uli Kusch, Wessel5:06

Anniversary Edition bonus disc

No.TitleLength
1."One with the World" (live at Wacken 2011)4:58
2."Dream Healer" (live in Montreal 2006)8:08
3."Changes" ( Blast from the Past version)5:28
4."Rich and Famous" (Blast from the Past version)4:54
5."One with the World" (Blast from the Past version)4:50
6."Dream Healer" (Blast from the Past version)7:35
7."Heroes" (pre-production version)4:59
8."Dream Healer" (pre-production version)9:37
9."As Times Goes By" (pre-production version – Kai on vocals)4:58
10."(We Won’t) Stop the War" (pre-production version – Kai on vocals)3:40
11."Dream Healer" (demo – Kai on vocals)5:57
12."Rich and Famous" (demo – Kai on vocals)5:09
Total length:70:13

^a "Countdown" does not appear on the vinyl or cassette versions of the album.
^b "Heroes" is an alternative version of "Changes" and also appears on the Japanese version of Insanity and Genius .
^c "Dream Healer (pre-production version)" also appears on the Future Madhouse EP.
^d "Who Do You Think You Are?" also appears on the European version of Heaven Can Wait EP and Who Do You Think You Are? EP.

Personnel

Gamma Ray
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] 12

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References

  1. ↑ Aniento, Robert. "Gamma Ray - Sigh No More review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  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. p. 167. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ↑ Stagno, Mike (9 September 2006). "Gamma Ray - Sigh No More". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
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