Dreaming No. 11

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Dreaming #11
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EP by
Joe Satriani
ReleasedNovember 1, 1988 (1988-11-01) [1]
Recorded Alpha & Omega Recording in San Francisco; June 11, 1988 at the California Theatre in San Diego
Genre Instrumental rock
Length23:23 [2]
Label Relativity
Producer Joe 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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Phil Carter at AllMusic gave Dreaming #11 2.5 stars out of five, calling it "something of an oddity" and "A recommended disc for musicians and fans, but not essential to the casual collector." [7]

Track listing

All music is composed by Joe Satriani

No.TitleLength
1."The Crush of Love"4:22
2."Ice Nine" (live - California Theatre, San Diego; June 11, 1988)4:41
3."Memories" (live - California Theatre, San Diego; June 11, 1988)9:08
4."Hordes of Locusts" (live - California Theatre, San Diego; June 11, 1988)5:12
Total length:23:23

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 42

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

EventTitleAwardResult
1990 Grammys "The Crush of Love" Best Rock Instrumental Performance Nominated [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "32nd Grammy Awards - 1990". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  7. 1 2 3 Carter, Phil. "Dreaming #11 - Joe Satriani". AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  8. ↑ "Joe Satriani Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Joe Satriani – Dreaming #11". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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