Dreaming No. 11

{{short description|1988 EP by Joe Satriani}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Dreaming #11

| type = ep

| artist = Joe Satriani

| cover = Joedream.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1988|11|1}}[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Satriani "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154611/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Satriani |date=2015-09-24 }}. RIAA. Retrieved 2015-03-17.

| recorded = Alpha & Omega Recording in San Francisco; June 11, 1988 at the California Theatre in San Diego

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Instrumental rock

| length = {{Duration|m=23|s=23}}Dreaming #11 (CD edition "CD12 YUM114").

| label = Relativity

| producer = Joe Satriani, John Cuniberti

| prev_title = Surfing with the Alien

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Flying in a Blue Dream

| next_year = 1989

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Dreaming #11

| type = studio

| single1 = The Crush of Love

| single1date = 1988[http://www.allmusic.com/album/dreaming-11-mw0000198061/awards "Dreaming #11 - Joe Satriani | Awards"]. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-21.

}}

}}

Dreaming #11 is the second EP by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on November 1, 1988 through Relativity Records and reissued on May 27, 1997 through Epic Records.[https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-11-Joe-Satriani/dp/B00138J87O "Dreaming #11: Joe Satriani"]. Amazon. Retrieved 2014-03-21. The EP reached No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for 26 weeks.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=joe satriani|chart=all}} "Joe Satriani - Chart history"]. Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-21. Its sole studio track, "The Crush of Love", reached No. 6 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1990 Grammy Awards;[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1990/grammys.htm "32nd Grammy Awards - 1990"]. Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-03-21. 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.Carter, Phil. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/dreaming-11-mw0000198061 "Dreaming #11 - Joe Satriani"]. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-21. The title track, absent on the EP, was present on Joe Satriani's 1986 debut EP of the same name, and would later be released on Satriani's 1993 compilation album Time Machine. Dreaming #11 was certified Gold on August 15, 1991.

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}

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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."

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_music = Joe Satriani

| title1 = The Crush of Love

| length1 = 4:22

| title2 = Ice Nine

| note2 = live - California Theatre, San Diego; June 11, 1988

| length2 = 4:41

| title3 = Memories

| note3 = live - California Theatre, San Diego; June 11, 1988

| length3 = 9:08

| title4 = Hordes of Locusts

| note4 = live - California Theatre, San Diego; June 11, 1988

| length4 = 5:12

| total_length = 23:23

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Personnel

Charts

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Chart (1988)

!Peak
position

{{Album chart|Billboard200|42|artist=Joe Satriani|rowheader=true|access-date=May 7, 2023}}

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|award=Gold|relyear=1988|artist=Joe Satriani|title=Dreaming #11|access-date=24 January 2016}}

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Awards

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EventTitleAwardResult
1990 Grammys

|"The Crush of Love"

|Best Rock Instrumental Performance

|align="center"|Nominated

References

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