''Unstoppable Momentum'' is the fourteenth studio album by guitarist

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, released on May 7, 2013, through

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. The album reached No. 42 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200"Unstoppable Momentum - Joe Satriani , Awards"
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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)
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. Retrieved 2014-02-07. The track listing and cover art were revealed on March 19. A full-length preview of "A Door into Summer" was made available at ''

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'' 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. During recording, Satriani collaborated with

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bassist and noted session musician

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. Regarding the recording process, Chaney noted, " twas great. I was very fortunate to get a call to do some recording with him. A great keyboardist and all-around multi-instrumentalist named

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, who had played with

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forever, and then the drummer, one of my favorites of all time, named

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and countless other amazing musicians, we went up to

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, 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)
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Track listing

Personnel

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* Mike Fraser – engineering, mixing, production *Judy Kirschner – engineering *Mike Boden –

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*Dann Michael Thompson aka. Thomas Daniel Michaelson – digital editing assistance *Brad Salter – mixing assistance *Ryan Smith – mastering

Chart performance

Weekly charts

References

External links

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