| Sigh No More | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 September 1991 | |||
| Recorded | May - July 1991 | |||
| Studio | Karo Studios, Brackel, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 46:57 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Tommy Newton, Karl-Ulrich Walterbach | |||
| Gamma Ray chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Classic Rock | [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5[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.
Track listings
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Changes" | Kai Hansen, Uwe Wessel | Dirk Schlächter, Hansen, Ralf Scheepers, Wessel | 5:43 |
| 2. | "Rich and Famous" | Hansen | Hansen | 4:38 |
| 3. | "As Time Goes By" | Hansen, Piet Sielck | Hansen, Sielck | 4:41 |
| 4. | "(We Won't) Stop the War" | Hansen, Wessel | Hansen, Wessel | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Father and Son" | Schlächter, Scheepers | Schlächter | 4:25 |
| 6. | "One with the World" | Hansen | Hansen, Wessel | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Start Running" | Scheepers | Wessel | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Countdown[a]" | Hansen | Hansen | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Dream Healer" | Hansen, Scheepers | Hansen | 6:21 |
| 10. | "The Spirit" | Hansen, Scheepers | Hansen, Wessel | 4:17 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Sail On" (live) | Hansen | Hansen | 5:30 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Heroes[b]" | Hansen, Scheepers | Hansen, Scheepers, Schlächter | 5:00 |
| 12. | "Dream Healer[c]" (pre-production version) | Hansen,Scheepers | Hansen | 9:36 |
| 13. | "Who Do You Think You Are?[d]" | Hansen | Hansen, Scheepers, Schlächter, Uli Kusch, Wessel | 5:06 |
Anniversary Edition bonus disc
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Ralf Scheepers – lead vocals
- Kai Hansen – guitar
- Dirk Schlächter – guitar, keyboards
- Uwe Wessel – bass
- Uli Kusch – drums
- Additional musicians
- Tommy Newton – keyboards, additional rhythm guitar on track 5, talk box solo on track 8, backing vocals, producer, engineer, mixing
- Piet Sielck – keyboards, backing vocals, second engineer
- Fritz Randow – military snare on track 6
- Rolf Köhler – backing vocals
- Production
- Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 12 |
References
- ↑ Aniento, Robert. "Gamma Ray - Sigh No More review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ Ewing, Jerry (March 2010). "Gamma Ray - Reissues". Classic Rock. No. 142. p. 93.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Stagno, Mike (9 September 2006). "Gamma Ray - Sigh No More". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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