The Essential Joe Satriani

~ Release by Joe Satriani (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Not of This Earth
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
mixer:
John Cuniberti
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) (in 1985)
drums (drum set) and whistle:
Jeff Campitelli (in 1985)
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli (in 1985), John Cuniberti (in 1985) and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) (in 1985)
instruments arranger:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1985)
mixed at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Not of This Earth (in 1985)
writer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
33:57
2Rubina
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
mixer:
John Cuniberti
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) (in 1985)
drums (drum set) and whistle:
Jeff Campitelli (in 1985)
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli (in 1985), John Cuniberti (in 1985) and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) (in 1985)
instruments arranger:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1985)
mixed at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Rubina (in 1985)
writer and composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
5:52
3Surfing With the Alien
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
recorded at and mixed at:
Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 48)
recording of:
Surfing With the Alien
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
4.754:24
4Satch Boogie
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
recorded at and mixed at:
Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Satch Boogie
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3.63:13
5Always With Me, Always With You
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
recorded at and mixed at:
Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Always With Me, Always With You
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3.63:22
6The Crush of Love
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
guitar and keyboard bass:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
recording of:
The Crush of Love
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
34:20
7Flying in a Blue Dream
engineer:
John Cuniberti
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
recording of:
Flying in a Blue Dream
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
45:23
8The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing
engineer:
John Cuniberti
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
recording of:
The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
5:09
9I Believe
engineer:
John Cuniberti
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar and guitar:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Simon Phillips (rock drummer)
vocals:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
recording of:
I Believe
lyricist and composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
35:51
10Friends
engineer:
Andy Johns
additional producer:
John Cuniberti
producer:
John Cuniberti, Andy Johns and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
mixer:
Andy Johns and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
banjo and guitar:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Matt Bissonette
drums (drum set):
Gregg Bissonette (US jazz & rock drummer)
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Friends
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
23:29
11Summer Song
engineer:
John Cuniberti and Andy Johns
additional producer:
John Cuniberti
producer:
John Cuniberti, Andy Johns and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
mixer:
Andy Johns and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Matt Bissonette
drums (drum set):
Gregg Bissonette (US jazz & rock drummer)
guitar and synthesizer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
keyboard:
Phil Ashley (rock keyboardist/background vocalist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
recorded at:
Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States, Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Summer Song
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
4:58
12Why
engineer:
John Cuniberti and Andy Johns
additional producer:
John Cuniberti
producer:
John Cuniberti, Andy Johns and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
mixer:
Andy Johns and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and synthesizer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Gregg Bissonette (US jazz & rock drummer)
electronic drum set:
Bongo Bob Smith
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) and Bongo Bob Smith
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Why
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
44:45
13Time Machine
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Andy Johns
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jonathan Mover
guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
arranger:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
recording of:
Time Machine
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
4.55:07
14Cool #9
assistant engineer:
Kevin Scott (engineer)
engineer:
Steve Holroyd and Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
producer and mixer:
Steve Holroyd and Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
guitar:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Andy Fairweather‐Low
piano:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
recording of:
Cool #9
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
45:59
15S.M.F.
assistant engineer:
Kevin Scott (engineer)
engineer:
Steve Holroyd
producer and mixer:
Steve Holroyd and Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
guitar:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Andy Fairweather‐Low
recording of:
S.M.F.
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
36:43
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