Crystal Planet

Crystal Planet
Studio album by
Joe Satriani
ReleasedMarch 3, 1998 (1998-03-03)
Studio
GenreInstrumental rock
Length67:37
LabelEpic
Producer
Joe Satriani chronology
G3: Live in Concert
(1997) 		Crystal Planet
(1998) 		Engines of Creation
(2000)
Singles from Crystal Planet
  1. "Ceremony"
    Released: 1998[1]

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.

  1. ^ "Joe Satriani – Ceremony". Discogs. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Joe Satriani - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet (album)". Finnishcharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "41st Grammy Awards - 1999". Rock On The Net. Retrieved April 17, 2020.