Unstoppable Momentum is the fourteenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on May 7, 2013, through Epic Records. The album reached No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200"Unstoppable Momentum - Joe Satriani | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-07. and remained on that chart for three weeks,[ "Joe Satriani - Chart History"]. Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-18. as well as reaching the top 100 in nine other countries."Joe Satriani - Unstoppable Momentum (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
Release and tour Recording for Unstoppable Momentum took place from late 2012 to early 2013 and the title was announced on February 21, 2013.Bosso, Joe (2013-02-21). "Joe Satriani announces new studio album, Unstoppable Momentum". MusicRadar. Future Publishing. Retrieved 2014-02-07. The track listing and cover art were revealed on March 19."Joe Satriani reveals album artwork, tracklisting for Unstoppable Momentum". MusicRadar. Future Publishing. Retrieved 2014-02-07. A full-length preview of "A Door into Summer" was made available at Premier Guitar on April 8, along with a review of the album. Touring began in Europe from May to July, followed by North America from August to October."Unstoppable Momentum - Europe 2013". satriani.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06."Unstoppable Momentum - North America 2013". satriani.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
During recording, Satriani collaborated with Jane's Addiction bassist and noted session musician Chris Chaney. Regarding the recording process, Chaney noted, "[It] was great. I was very fortunate to get a call to do some recording with him. A great keyboardist and all-around multi-instrumentalist named Mike Keneally, who had played with Frank Zappa forever, and then the drummer, one of my favorites of all time, named Vinnie Colaiuta, who plays with Jeff Beck and countless other amazing musicians, we went up to Skywalker Ranch, up in the Bay area, for about two weeks and we just cut a song or two a day. Joe is a prolific musician and incredibly cool and it was a lot of fun. I really enjoy sometimes stepping out of L.A. to do a project like that."Derrough, Leslie Michele (2013-10-14). "Chris Chaney of Jane's Addiction". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
Track listing
Personnel
Joe Satriani – guitar, keyboard, harmonica, engineering, production Mike Keneally – keyboard Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Chris Chaney – bass Mike Fraser – engineering, mixing, production Judy Kirschner – engineering Mike Boden – digital editing Dann Michael Thompson aka. Thomas Daniel Michaelson – digital editing assistance Brad Salter – mixing assistance Ryan Smith – mastering
Chart performance Weekly charts Chart (2013)Peakpositionbgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" UK Download Albums (OCC)90UK Physical Albums (OCC)41bgcolor="#efefef" bgcolor="#efefef" US Top Album Sales (Billboard)42bgcolor="#efefef" US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)12
References
External links Unstoppable Momentum at satriani.com