Dreaming No. 11

Dreaming #11
EP by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1988 (1988-11-01)[1]
RecordedAlpha & Omega Recording in San Francisco; June 11, 1988 at the California Theatre in San Diego
GenreInstrumental rock
Length23:23[2]
LabelRelativity
ProducerJoe Satriani, John Cuniberti
Joe Satriani chronology
Surfing with the Alien
(1987)
Dreaming #11
(1988)
Flying in a Blue Dream
(1989)
Singles from Dreaming #11
  1. "The Crush of Love"
    Released: 1988[3]

Dreaming #11 is the second EP by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on November 1, 1988 through Relativity Records[1] and reissued on May 27, 1997 through Epic Records.[4] The EP reached No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200[3] and remained on that chart for 26 weeks.[5] Its sole studio track, "The Crush of Love", reached No. 6 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart[3] and was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1990 Grammy Awards;[6] this being Satriani's second such nomination. The remaining three tracks were recorded live as part of the King Biscuit Flower Hour during the Surfing with the Alien (1987) tour.[7] The title track, absent on the EP, would later be released on Satriani's 1993 compilation album Time Machine. Dreaming #11 was certified Gold on August 15, 1991.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. RIAA. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. ^ Dreaming #11 (CD edition "CD12 YUM114").
  3. ^ a b c "Dreaming #11 - Joe Satriani | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  4. ^ "Dreaming #11: Joe Satriani". Amazon. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  5. ^ "Joe Satriani - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  6. ^ "32nd Grammy Awards - 1990". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  7. ^ Carter, Phil. "Dreaming #11 - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-21.