Heading for Tomorrow
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{{Infobox album
| name = Heading for Tomorrow
| type = studio
| artist = Gamma Ray
| cover = Heading for Tomorrow cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 26 February 1990
| recorded = September 1989 – January 1990
| studio = Horus Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany
| genre = {{hlist|Heavy metal}}
| length = 53:59
| label = Noise
| producer = Kai Hansen
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Sigh No More
| next_year = 1991
}}
{{album reviews
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r7971 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Heading for Tomorrow - Gamma Ray |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=16 November 2011}}
| rev2 =Classic Rock
| rev2Score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite magazine |title=Gamma Ray - Reissues |magazine=Classic Rock |date=March 2010 |last=Ewing |first=Jerry |issue=142 |page=93}}
| rev3 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev3Score = 8/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = 1 August 2007 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | pages=166–167 |isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}
|rev4 = Sputnikmusic
}}
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
{{tracklist
|all_writing = Kai Hansen, except where noted
| title1 = Welcome
| length1 = 0:57
| title2 = Lust for Life
| length2 = 5:18
| title3 = Heaven Can Wait
| length3 = 4:26
| title4 = Space Eater
| length4 = 4:31
| title5 = Money
| length5 = 3:37
| title6 = The Silence
| length6 = 6:22
| title7 = Hold Your Ground
| length7 = 4:48
| title8 = Free Time
| note8 = Ralf Scheepers
| length8 = 4:53
| title9 = Heading for Tomorrow
| length9 = 14:29
| title10 = Look at Yourself
| note10 = Uriah Heep cover; written by Ken Hensley
| length10 = 4:43
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = 2002 & 2015 re-release bonus tracks
| title11 = Mr. Outlaw
| note11 = originally Japanese bonus track; written by Scheepers
| length11 = 4:08
| title12 = Sail On
| length12 = 4:24
| title13 = Lonesome Stranger
| length13 = 4:58
}}
{{tracklist
|headline = Anniversary Edition Bonus Disc
| title1 = Who Do You Think You Are
| length1 = 5:07
| title2 = Heaven Can Wait
| note2 = EP Version
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Money
| note3 = demo
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Sail On
| note4 = demo
| length4 = 3:47
| title5 = Heading for Tomorrow
| note5 = live
| length5 = 8:18
| title6 = Space Eater
| note6 = live
| length6 = 4:45
| title7 = The Silence
| note7 = demo
| length7 = 6:20
| title8 = Mr. Outlaw
| note8 = instrumental version
| length8 = 4:11
| title9 = Heaven Can Wait
| note9 = demo
| length9 = 4:43
| title10 = Heading for Tomorrow
| note10 = karaoke version
| length10 = 14:29
| title11 = Space Eater
| note11 = karaoke version
| length11 = 4:27
| title12 = Lonesome Stranger
| note12 = demo
| length12 = 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
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Chart (1990) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Germany4|31|id=1016|artist= Gamma Ray|album=Heading for Tomorrow|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2020}} |
| scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}
| align="center"| 24 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Sweden|45|artist= Gamma Ray|album=Heading for Tomorrow|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|29|artist= Gamma Ray|album=Heading for Tomorrow|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2020}} |
References
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