Flying in a Blue Dream
Studio album by Joe Satriani
Released	10/30/89 Re-Issue: May 27, 1997
Recorded	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA; Hyde Street Studios; Different Fur; Coast Recorders; Alpha & Omega Recording, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Instrumental Rock
Length	64:39
Label	Original: Relativity Records Re-Issue: Epic Records
Producer(s)	Joe Satriani, John Cuniberti
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Joe Satriani chronology
Dreaming #11 (1988) Flying in a Blue Dream (1989) The Extremist (1992)

Flying in a Blue Dream is a 1989 album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani. It is his third studio album (Dreaming #11 is a live EP). In a break with his earlier work, Satriani recorded vocals for some of the tracks on Flying in a Blue Dream: The title track contains vocals in the style of samples at the start, and tracks 3,5,6,8 and 13 contain complete vocals. Track 4 (Headless) contains simulated vocals played on the guitar. Image File history File links Joe_Satriani_Flying_in_a_Blue_Dream. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, USA) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ... May 27 is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Instrumental rock & roll is a type of rock and roll music which emphasises musical instruments, and which features no or very little singing. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Relativity Records was a record label. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, USA) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, USA) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ... Dreaming #11 is a mini-disc by Joe Satriani released in 1988 with three live tracks and one new studio track, The Crush of Love. ... The Extremist is an instrumental rock album released by Joe Satriani in 1992. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Instrumental rock & roll is a type of rock and roll music which emphasises musical instruments, and which features no or very little singing. ... Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, USA) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ... Dreaming #11 is a mini-disc by Joe Satriani released in 1988 with three live tracks and one new studio track, The Crush of Love. ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

Track listing

All songs by Joe Satriani. Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, USA) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ...

1. "Flying in a Blue Dream" – 5:28
2. "The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing" – 5:05
3. "Can't Slow Down" – 4:46
4. "Headless" – 1:28
5. "Strange" – 4:55
6. "I Believe" – 5:50
7. "One Big Rush" – 3:20
8. "Big Bad Moon" – 5:13
9. "The Feeling" – 0:52
10. "The Phone Call" – 3:00
11. "Day at the Beach (New Rays from an Ancient Sun)" – 2:03
12. "Back to Shalla-Bal" – 3:15
13. "Ride" – 4:58
14. "The Forgotten (Part One)" – 1:10
15. "The Forgotten (Part Two)" – 5:10
16. "The Bells of Lal (Part One)" – 1:19
17. "The Bells of Lal (Part Two)" – 4:08
18. "Into the Light" – 2:25

N.B. "Strange" is a song that must be accompanied by rhythmic pelvic thrusting. Shalla-Bal is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ...

Personnel

• David Bett – Art Direction
• Mick Brigden – Art Direction
• Jeff Campitelli – Percussion, Drums, Programming, Drums (Electric)
• John Cuniberti – Percussion, Sitar, Producer, Engineer
• Ken Friedman – Photography
• Bernie Grundman – Mastering
• Stuart Hamm – Bass
• Stephen Hart – Assistant Engineer
• Jeff Katz – Photography
• Matt Kelly – Assistant Engineer
• Daniel Levitin – Sound Consultant
• David Luke – Assistant Engineer
• David Lune – Assistant Engineer
• Chad Munsey – Assistant Engineer
• Stuart Namm
• Simon Phillips – Drums
• Dave Plank – Assistant Engineer
• Michael Rosen – Assistant Engineer
• Joe Satriani – Banjo, Bass, Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Producer
• Pete Scaturro – Programming, Design
• Michael Semanick – Assistant Engineer
• Tom Size – Assistant Engineer
• Bob Smith – Percussion, Drums, Programming, Drums (Electric)
• Matt Wallace – Assistant Engineer
• Neil Zlozower – Photography

Jeff Campitelli is a drummer who has played for Joe Satriani on many of his albums as well as when he performs live. ... Stuart Hamm (born February 8, 1960) is a highly respected bass player, known for his session and live work with numerous artists as well for his virtuosic style of playing. ... Professor Daniel J. Levitin, (born December 27, 1957, San Francisco) is an American cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, record producer, musician, and writer[1]. As a cognitive psychologist, he has published articles on absolute pitch and music cognition and perception [2][3]. As a producer, he has worked as a sound designer... Simon Phillips (born February 6, 1957, in London, England) is a profilic English jazz and rock drummer. ... Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, USA) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ...

Charts

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