Crystal Planet
Crystal Planet | ||||
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Studio album by Joe Satriani | ||||
Released | March 3, 1998[1] | |||
Recorded | The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California; The Site; H.O.S. Recording; Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco; Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California | |||
Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
Length | 67:37[2] | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Joe Satriani, Eric Valentine, Mike Fraser, John Cuniberti | |||
Joe Satriani chronology | ||||
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Singles from Crystal Planet | ||||
Crystal Planet is the seventh studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on March 3, 1998 through Epic Records. The album reached No. 50 on the U.S. Billboard 200[4] and remained on that chart for eight weeks,[5] as well as reaching the top 100 in five other countries.[6] "Ceremony" was released as a single, reaching No. 28 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart[4] and notably featuring Satriani's first recorded use of a seven-string guitar, namely the Ibanez Universe. "A Train of Angels" was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1999 Grammy Awards;[7] this being Satriani's ninth such nomination.
Reissues
Crystal Planet has been reissued twice. The first was on June 16, 2008 as part of the Original Album Classics box set,[8] and most recently as part of The Complete Studio Recordings, released on April 22, 2014 through Legacy Recordings; this is a box set compilation containing remastered editions of every Satriani studio album from 1986 to 2013.[9]
Critical reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic gave Crystal Planet four stars out five, calling it "an instrumental record with a difference" and Satriani's "finest all-instrumental effort since Surfing With the Alien." He praised Satriani for "taking more chances than ever" and further developing his technique, saying that it reaches "new, uncharted waters."[1]
Track listing
All music composed by Joe Satriani, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Up in the Sky" | 4:09 |
2. | "House Full of Bullets" | 5:33 |
3. | "Crystal Planet" | 4:34 |
4. | "Love Thing" | 3:50 |
5. | "Trundrumbalind" | 5:13 |
6. | "Lights of Heaven" | 4:23 |
7. | "Raspberry Jam Delta-v" | 5:21 |
8. | "Ceremony" | 4:53 |
9. | "With Jupiter in Mind" | 5:46 |
10. | "Secret Prayer" | 4:27 |
11. | "A Train of Angels" (J. Satriani, Z.Z. Satriani) | 3:42 |
12. | "A Piece of Liquid" (J. Satriani, Z.Z. Satriani) | 3:04 |
13. | "Psycho Monkey" (J. Satriani, Z.Z. Satriani) | 4:36 |
14. | "Time" | 5:05 |
15. | "Z.Z.'s Song" | 3:01 |
Total length: | 67:37 |
Personnel
- Joe Satriani – guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboard (tracks 5, 7, 13, 14), bass (tracks 2, 13, 14), harmonica, clapping (track 7), mixing (tracks 14, 15), production (tracks 13–15)
- Eric Caudieux – keyboard (tracks 3, 7, 9, 12), programming, orchestration, editing
- Eric Valentine – keyboard (track 14), drums (tracks 13, 14), percussion (tracks 13, 14), bass (track 14), engineering (tracks 13, 14), mixing (track 14), production (tracks 13, 14)
- Jeff Campitelli – drums (tracks 1–12), percussion (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8–12), clapping (track 7)
- Elk Thunder – percussion (track 8)
- Rhoades Howe – percussion (track 14), engineering assistance (tracks 13, 14)
- Stuart Hamm – bass (tracks 1, 3–12)
- Mike Manning – clapping (track 7)
- Mike Fraser – clapping (track 7), engineering (tracks 1–13), mixing (tracks 1–13), production (tracks 1–13)
- John Cuniberti – engineering (tracks 14, 15), mixing (tracks 15), production (tracks 14, 15)
- Kent Matcke – engineering assistance (tracks 1–10, 12)
- Kevin Scott – engineering assistance (tracks 1–12), mixing assistance (track 14)
- Stephen Hart – engineering assistance (track 15)
- Judy Kirschner – engineering assistance
- Zac Allentuck – mixing assistance (tracks 1–10, 12, 13)
- George Marino – mastering
Chart performance
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1998 | French albums chart | 10[6] |
Finnish albums chart | 35[6] | |
Swiss albums chart | 40[6] | |
Billboard 200 | 50[4] | |
Dutch albums chart | 54[6] | |
German albums chart | 73[6] |
Singles
Year | Title | Chart | Position |
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1998 | "Ceremony" | Billboard Mainstream Rock | 28[4] |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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United States (RIAA)[10] | 202,416[11] | |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Awards
Event | Title | Award | Result |
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1999 Grammys | "A Train of Angels" | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | Nominated[7] |
References
- 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ↑ Crystal Planet (CD edition "EPC 489473 2").
- ↑ "Joe Satriani – Ceremony". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ↑ "Joe Satriani - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- 1 2 "41st Grammy Awards - 1999". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ↑ "Original Album Classics - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ↑ Bosso, Joe (2014-04-08). "Joe Satriani talks The Complete Studio Recordings album by album | Surfing With The Alien (1987)". MusicRadar. Future Publishing. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Joe Satriani – Crystal Planet". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- ↑ "Sludge Scan For December 1999". www.metalsludge.tv. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
External links
- Crystal Planet at satriani.com
- In Review: Joe Satriani "Crystal Planet" at Guitar Nine Records