Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time

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Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
Genre
Length54:54
1:04:08 (deluxe edition)
LabelArista
ProducerCarlos Santana, Clive Davis, Matt Serletic and Howard Benson
Santana chronology
The Woodstock Experience
(2009)
Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
(2010)
Shape Shifter
(2012)
Singles from Guitar Heaven
  1. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
    Released: August 24, 2010
  2. "Photograph"
    Released: September 21, 2010
  3. "
    Fortunate Son
    "

    Released: October 30, 2010
  4. "Under the Bridge"
    Released: November 18, 2010
  5. "Dance the Night Away"
    Released: December 24, 2010
  6. "Sunshine of Your Love"
    Released: January 23, 2011
  7. "
    Smoke On the Water
    "

    Released: 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic45/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
BBC Music(mixed)[4]
musicOMH[5]
The New York Times(mixed)[6]
PopMatters[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Uncut[1]
USA Today[9]

Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time, referred to as simply Guitar Heaven, is the twenty-first studio album by

Dead By Sunrise and Stone Temple Pilots, Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, Pat Monahan of Train and rapper Nas
.

The album was certified gold by the

Singles

The first single released from the album is the cover of

was released as a Promotional Singles.

Commercial performance

In his home country of United States, the album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, selling 66,000 copies in its first week.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4:52
12."I Ain't Superstitious" (feat. Jonny Lang)Willie DixonThe Jeff Beck Group3:56
Total length:54:54
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
13."
Fortunate Son" (feat. Scott Stapp)
John FogertyCreedence Clearwater Revival3:45
14."Under the Bridge" (feat. Andy Vargas)Michael Balzary, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad SmithRed Hot Chili Peppers5:09
Total length:1:04:08
Europe Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
14."Under the Bridge" (feat. Roch Voisine)Michael Balzary, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad SmithRed Hot Chili Peppers5:09
Japan Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
14."La Grange" (feat. Kenichi Asai)Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank BeardZZ Top 

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[40] Gold 35,000^
Croatia (
HDU)[41]
Gold  
France (
SNEP)[42]
Gold 50,000*
Hungary (MAHASZ)[43] Gold 3,000^
Italy (FIMI)[44] Gold 30,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[45] Gold 30,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[46] Platinum 20,000*
Portugal (AFP)[47] Platinum 20,000^
Sweden (GLF)[48] Gold 20,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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