Playlist: The Very Best of Joe Satriani

~ Release by Joe Satriani (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Surfing 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
4.754:25
2Always 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
3.63:23
3The 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
4Flying 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
5Summer Song / Interview
4:58
6Time 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
7Luminous Flesh Giants
assistant engineer:
Rhoades Howe and Kevin Scott (engineer)
engineer:
John Cuniberti, Steve Holroyd and Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
producer and mixer:
Steve Holroyd and Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
drums (drum set):
Ethan Johns
guitar:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Andy Fairweather‐Low
keyboard and percussion:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
recording of:
Luminous Flesh Giants
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
35:57
8Ceremony
programming and editor:
Eric Caudieux
assistant engineer:
Kent Matcke and Kevin Scott (engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
assistant mixer:
Zac Allentuck
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
guitar:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli and Elk Thunder
recording of:
Ceremony
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
4:52
9Starry Night
additional recording engineer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
recording engineer and engineer:
John Cuniberti
assistant engineer:
Justin Phelps
co-producer:
Eric Caudieux and John Cuniberti
producer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
mixer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
editor:
Eric Caudieux and Justin Phelps
banjo and guitar:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Matt Bissonette
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2002)
recording of:
Starry Night
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange and Beautiful Music
3:54
10Up in Flames
recording engineer:
John Cuniberti
assistant engineer:
Mike Boden and Justin Phelps
producer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
editor:
Eric Caudieux
bass guitar:
Matt Bissonette and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeff Campitelli
guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
arranger:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
recording of:
Up in Flames
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
4:33
11It’s So Good
sound engineer and editor:
Eric Cadieux
assistant engineer:
Stephan Nordin (engineer, mainly since 2000) and Rob Stefanson
engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer), Simon Phillips (rock drummer) and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
producer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) 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) and percussion:
Jeff Campitelli
recording of:
It’s So Good
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
34:16
12Crowd Chant
sound engineer and editor:
Eric Cadieux
assistant engineer:
Stephan Nordin (engineer, mainly since 2000) and Rob Stefanson
engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer), Simon Phillips (rock drummer) and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
producer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) 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) and percussion:
Jeff Campitelli
recording of:
Crowd Chant
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
33:16
13I Just Wanna Rock
additional engineer:
Mike Boden
engineer:
John Cuniberti
producer and mixer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
editor:
Mike Boden
bass guitar:
Matt Bissonette
cowbell, membranophone, shakers and tambourine:
Jeff Campitelli
guitar family:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
vocals:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
recording of:
I Just Wanna Rock
lyricist and composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
3:26
14Revelation
additional engineer:
Mike Boden
engineer:
John Cuniberti
producer and mixer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
editor:
Mike Boden
bass guitar:
Matt Bissonette
guitar family and piano:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
membranophone:
Jeff Campitelli
recording of:
Revelation
composer:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
35:56