| Crystal Planet | ||||
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| Released | March 3, 1998 | |||
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| Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 67:37 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Joe Satriani chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Crystal Planet | ||||
Crystal Planet is the seventh studio album by the guitarist Joe Satriani, released on March 3, 1998, by Epic Records. [2] It was his first album to be released on Epic, whereas his previous six albums were released by Relativity Records. Crystal Planet reached No. 50 on the U.S. Billboard 200 [3] and remained on that chart for eight weeks, [4] as well as reaching the top 100 in five other countries. [5] " Ceremony" was released as a single, reaching No. 28 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart [3] and 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, [6] 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, [7] and most recently as part of The Complete Studio Recordings, released on April 22, 2014, by Legacy Recordings; this is a box set compilation containing remastered editions of every Satriani studio album from 1986 to 2013. [8]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[2] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic awarded 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". [2]
Track listing
All music is composed by Joe Satriani, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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), producer (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | French albums chart | 10 [5] |
| Finnish albums chart | 35 [5] | |
| Swiss albums chart | 40 [5] | |
| Billboard 200 | 50 [3] | |
| Dutch albums chart | 54 [5] | |
| German albums chart | 73 [5] |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States | — | 202,416 [9] |
Awards
| Event | Title | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Grammys | "A Train of Angels" | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | Nominated [6] |
References
- ^ "Joe Satriani – Ceremony". Discogs. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Satriani - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet (album)". Finnishcharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "41st Grammy Awards - 1999". Rock On The Net. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Original Album Classics - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Bosso, Joe (April 8, 2014). "Joe Satriani talks The Complete Studio Recordings album by album | Surfing With The Alien (1987)". MusicRadar. Future plc. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Sludge Scan For December 1999". Metal Sludge. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
External links
- Crystal Planet at satriani.com
- Joe Satriani "Crystal Planet" album review at Guitar Nine
| Crystal Planet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 3, 1998 | |||
| Studio |
| |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 67:37 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Joe Satriani chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Crystal Planet | ||||
Crystal Planet is the seventh studio album by the guitarist Joe Satriani, released on March 3, 1998, by Epic Records. [2] It was his first album to be released on Epic, whereas his previous six albums were released by Relativity Records. Crystal Planet reached No. 50 on the U.S. Billboard 200 [3] and remained on that chart for eight weeks, [4] as well as reaching the top 100 in five other countries. [5] " Ceremony" was released as a single, reaching No. 28 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart [3] and 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, [6] 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, [7] and most recently as part of The Complete Studio Recordings, released on April 22, 2014, by Legacy Recordings; this is a box set compilation containing remastered editions of every Satriani studio album from 1986 to 2013. [8]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[2] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic awarded 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". [2]
Track listing
All music is composed by Joe Satriani, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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), producer (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | French albums chart | 10 [5] |
| Finnish albums chart | 35 [5] | |
| Swiss albums chart | 40 [5] | |
| Billboard 200 | 50 [3] | |
| Dutch albums chart | 54 [5] | |
| German albums chart | 73 [5] |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States | — | 202,416 [9] |
Awards
| Event | Title | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Grammys | "A Train of Angels" | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | Nominated [6] |
References
- ^ "Joe Satriani – Ceremony". Discogs. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Satriani - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet (album)". Finnishcharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "41st Grammy Awards - 1999". Rock On The Net. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Original Album Classics - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Bosso, Joe (April 8, 2014). "Joe Satriani talks The Complete Studio Recordings album by album | Surfing With The Alien (1987)". MusicRadar. Future plc. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Sludge Scan For December 1999". Metal Sludge. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
External links
- Crystal Planet at satriani.com
- Joe Satriani "Crystal Planet" album review at Guitar Nine