| What Happens Next | ||||
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| Released | January 12, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound, Los Angeles The Foot Locker, San Francisco [1] | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 51:17 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Mike Fraser | |||
| Joe Satriani chronology | ||||
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What Happens Next is the sixteenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on January 12, 2018, through Sony Music. [2] [3]
On What Happens Next, Satriani consciously went in a more simplistic direction than on his previous album, Shockwave Supernova . As opposed to an alien alter ego, this time he wrote songs "about a human being, two feet on the ground, heart pumping, with emotions, dreams, and hopes. That seemed to be the direction I really was yearning for". He referred to it as an 'internal artistic rebirth' and collaborated with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes, and producer Mike Fraser.
All tracks are written by Joe Satriani.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Energy" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Catbot" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Thunder High on the Mountain" | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Cherry Blossoms" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Righteous" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Smooth Soul" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Headrush" | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Looper" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "What Happens Next" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Super Funky Badass" | 7:35 |
| 11. | "Invisible" | 4:11 |
| 12. | "Forever and Ever" | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 51:17 | |
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] | 20 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] | 53 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] | 75 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] | 93 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [8] | 45 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [9] | 18 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] | 61 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] | 50 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [12] | 56 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] | 51 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [14] | 26 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [15] | 74 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [16] | 74 |
| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [17] | 4 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) [18] | 22 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) [19] | 36 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] | 22 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [21] | 33 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] | 9 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [23] | 40 |
| US Billboard 200 [24] | 42 |
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