Strange Beautiful Music
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Strange Beautiful Music is the ninth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on June 25, 2002 through Epic Records; a Super Audio CD edition was released on September 10.[4] The album reached No. 140 on the United States Billboard 200[5] and remained on that chart for a week,[6] as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries.[7] "Starry Night" was released as a single and received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards;[8] this being Satriani's twelfth such nomination. The title of Strange Beautiful Music is also the name of Satriani's publishing company.[9]
Release and tour
Recording for Strange Beautiful Music began in January 2002 and the title was announced on March 25.[2] Worldwide touring began in Europe in July, followed by North America in August–September, East Asia in October, additional dates in North America from November through to February 2003, Central America in March, and concluding in South America in April.[10]
Track listing
All music composed by Joe Satriani, except where noted.
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| 1. | "Oriental Melody" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Belly Dancer" | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Starry Night" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Chords of Life" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Mind Storm" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Sleep Walk" (Santo Farina, Johnny Farina) | 2:46 |
| 7. | "New Last Jam" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Mountain Song" | 3:31 |
| 9. | "What Breaks a Heart" | 5:20 |
| 10. | "Seven String" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Hill Groove" | 4:10 |
| 12. | "The Journey" | 4:09 |
| 13. | "The Traveler" | 5:39 |
| 14. | "You Saved My Life" | 5:02 |
| Total length: | 60:22 |
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| 15. | "The Eight Steps" | 5:44 |
| 16. | "Slick" | 3:41 |
Personnel
- Joe Satriani – guitar, banjo, keyboard (tracks 11, 14), sitar, autoharp (track 2), bass, engineering, mixing, production
- Robert Fripp – Frippertronics (track 6)
- Eric Caudieux – keyboard (track 4), digital editing, production
- Jeff Campitelli – drums, percussion (track 14)
- Gregg Bissonette – drums (track 2)
- John Cuniberti – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 5, 10, 11), engineering, mixing, production
- Matt Bissonette – bass
- Pia Vai – harp (track 4)
- Justin Phelps – engineering assistance, digital editing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
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