Song · Joe Satriani
“Back to Shallabal” by Joe Satriani
From the album Flying in a Blue Dream (1989)
“Back to Shallabal” by Joe Satriani appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1989 on the album Flying in a Blue Dream. Its best result is #938 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,312 hard rock song of all time.
"Back to Shallabal" comes from Flying in a Blue Dream, the third studio album Joe Satriani released through Relativity Records on October 30, 1989, and it was one of 4 singles from the record to make Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, getting as high as No. 31 (billed there as "Back To Shalla-Bal").
It's close to a one-man job. Satriani wrote it, plays both the guitar and the bass, and produced it with John Cuniberti, who also engineered, leaving Bongo Bob Smith to supply the percussion and the electronic drums. It sits on the album that became one of his most popular, a slick, gleaming late-decade showcase for a guitarist who could make the instrument sing.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 938 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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