Crystal Planet is the seventh studio album by the American guitarist Joe Satriani, released on March 3, 1998, by Epic Records. It was his first album to be released on Epic, whereas his previous six albums were released by Relativity Records. Crystal Planet reached No. 50 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for eight weeks, as well as reaching the top 100 in five other countries. "Ceremony" was released as a single, reaching No. 28 on Billboards Mainstream Rock chart Satriani's ninth nomination.
Reissues
Crystal Planet has been reissued twice. The first was on June 16, 2008, as part of the Original Album Classics box set, and then again as part of The Complete Studio Recordings, released on April 22, 2014, by Legacy Recordings; this is a box set compilation containing remastered editions of every Satriani studio album from 1986 to 2013.
Critical reception
Awards
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! Event !! Title !! Award !! Result
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|1999 Grammys
|"A Train of Angels"
|Best Rock Instrumental Performance
|align="center"|Nominated