What Happens Next (Joe Satriani album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = What Happens Next
| type = studio
| artist = Joe Satriani
| cover = Joe Satriani - 2018 - What Happens Next.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|1|12}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
The Foot Locker, San Francisco{{cite web|title=What Happens Next |url=http://www.satriani.com/discography/What_Happens_Next/ |website=satriani.com |date= |access-date=May 6, 2021}}
| genre = Instrumental rock
| length = {{Duration|m=51|s=17}}
| label = Sony Music
| producer = Mike Fraser
| prev_title = Shockwave Supernova
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Shapeshifting
| next_year = 2020
}}
What Happens Next is the sixteenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on January 12, 2018, through Sony Music.{{cite web |url=http://www.satriani.com/about/ |title=Current Album: What Happens Next |website=Joe Satriani |access-date=September 25, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://teamrock.com/news/2017-09-19/joe-satriani-to-launch-new-album-what-happens-next-in-january |title=Joe Satriani to launch new album What Happens Next in January |work=TeamRock.com |date=September 19, 2017 |access-date=November 5, 2017 |author=Munro, Scott}}
Background
On What Happens Next, Satriani consciously went in a simpler direction than on his previous album, Shockwave Supernova. As opposed to an alien alter ego, this time he wrote songs "about a human being, two feet on the ground, heart pumping, with emotions, dreams, and hopes. That seemed to be the direction I really was yearning for". He referred to it as an 'internal artistic rebirth' and collaborated with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes, and producer Mike Fraser.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Joe Satriani.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Energy
| length1 = 3:27
| title2 = Catbot
| length2 = 3:38
| title3 = Thunder High on the Mountain
| length3 = 4:46
| title4 = Cherry Blossoms
| length4 = 4:29
| title5 = Righteous
| length5 = 3:34
| title6 = Smooth Soul
| length6 = 3:51
| title7 = Headrush
| length7 = 3:35
| title8 = Looper
| length8 = 3:43
| title9 = What Happens Next
| length9 = 4:24
| title10 = Super Funky Badass
| length10 = 7:35
| title11 = Invisible
| length11 = 4:11
| title12 = Forever and Ever
| length12 = 4:04
| total_length = 51:17
}}
Personnel
- Joe Satriani – guitar, keyboards, programming, additional recording
- Glenn Hughes – bass
- Chad Smith – drums
=Additional personnel=
- Eric Caudieux - sound designer, digital editing
- Mike Fraser - producing, recording, engineering, mixing
- Adam Ayan - mastering
- Geoff Neal - Sunset Sound assistant engineering
- Jaimeson Durr - The Foot Locker assistant engineering
- Hayden Watson - assistant engineering, mixing
- Zach Blackstone - assistant engineering, mixing
- Joseph Cultice - photography
- Todd Gallopo - art direction, design
- TJ River - design
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|20|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 20, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|53|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 25, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|75|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 20, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|93|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 20, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|45|artist=Joe Satriani|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 23, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Czech|18|year=2018|week=03|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 23, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|61|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 20, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|50|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 22, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|France|56|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 12, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|51|id=347810|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 19, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Hungary|26|year=2018|week=3|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 25, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|74|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 20, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Oricon|74|M|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/87117/products/1257837/1/ |title=Joe Satriani|publisher=Oricon|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 12, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2018-01-19|title=NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=January 19, 2018}}
| 4 |
| {{album chart|Poland|22|id=1119|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 25, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|36|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 12, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|22|date=20180119|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 20, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Spain|33|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 25, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|9|artist=Joe Satriani|album=What Happens Next|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 24, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|40|date=20180119|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 20, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|42|artist=Joe Satriani|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 23, 2018}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.satriani.com/discography/What_Happens_Next/ What Happens Next] at satriani.com
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