Shapeshifting (Joe Satriani album)

Shapeshifting is the seventeenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on April 10, 2020, through Sony Music. Satriani co-produced the album with Jim Scott, with it featuring a "wide variety of styles".[3] The album was preceded by the lead single "Nineteen Eighty".[4]

Shapeshifting
Studio album by Joe Satriani
Released	April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)
Studio	PLYRZ Studios, Valencia, CA, US
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	46:23
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Jim Scott Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani chronology
What Happens Next (2018) Shapeshifting (2020)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Classic Rock	[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joe Satriani.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shapeshifting"	3:54
2.	"Big Distortion"	4:13
3.	"All for Love"	2:31
4.	"Ali Farka, Dick Dale, an Alien and Me"	3:42
5.	"Teardrops"	4:08
6.	"Perfect Dust"	3:30
7.	"Nineteen Eighty"	3:34
8.	"All My Friends Are Here"	3:24
9.	"Spirits, Ghosts and Outlaws"	3:22
10.	"Falling Stars"	3:41
11.	"Waiting"	2:36
12.	"Here the Blue River"	5:01
13.	"Yesterday's Yesterday"	2:47
Total length:		46:23

Personnel

• Joe Satriani – guitars, banjo, keyboards, whistling, handclaps
• Chris Chaney – bass guitar, rhythm guitar (track 10)
• Eric Caudieux – keyboards, percussion, whistling, handclaps, editing, sound designing
• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Lisa Coleman – piano (tracks 11 and 13)
• Christopher Guest – mandolin (track 13)
• Jim Scott – percussion, whistling, handclaps, producing, recording, mixing
• John Cuniberti – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for Shapeshifting

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6]	151
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[7]	89
French Albums (SNEP)[8]	101
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	61
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[10]	28
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[11]	38
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12]	16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	6
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	70

See also

• List of 2020 albums

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting". AllMusic.
2. Glass, Polly (April 10, 2020). "Joe Satriani's Shapeshifting: a thoughtful display of textures and tones". Classic Rock. Retrieved April 12, 2020 – via Loudersound.
3. "Joe Satriani's eclectic new album, 'Shapeshifting,' get its release today". ABC News Radio. April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
4. Wilkening, Matthew (April 8, 2020). "How Joe Satriani Rejected All Sense of Comfort on 'Shapeshifting'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
6. "Ultratop.be – Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
7. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 202016 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
8. "Lescharts.com – Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
10. "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2020. 16. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
11. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
12. "Portuguesecharts.com – Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 18, 2020.