He wrote new material and put together a new version of Tangier, utilizing only Mattson and Adam F Ferraioli from the previous lineup.
Adam left to join Britny Fox whose drummer had died in a car crash, leaving Doug to then bring in Jimmy Drnec on drums.
Gordon's competence as a rock lead guitarist was 'pro-filed' by Guitar World in its October 1989 issue, p. 118: "..... And on "Sweet Surrender," the album's tour de force.
Gordon, after a growling 1-3-5 bass-note riff, launches into a dizzying, double tracked barn burner that suggests a summit meeting between Winter and Danny Gatton.
[1] This album produced the hit single "Stranded", featuring Pamela Anderson in its music video.