Oceana (album)

Oceana
Studio album by Derek Sherinian
Released	September 5, 2011 (2011-09-05)
Recorded	January 2 – May 31, 2011 at Beachwood Manor Studios in Burbank, California; Phantom Recordings in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles
Genre	Instrumental rock, progressive metal
Length	47:03
Label	Music Theories
Producer	Derek Sherinian, Simon Phillips
Derek Sherinian chronology
Molecular Heinosity (2009)Molecular Heinosity2009 Oceana (2011)

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Oceana is the seventh studio album by keyboardist Derek Sherinian, released on September 5, 2011 through Music Theories Recordings. After his recording sessions for the album, guitarist Joe Bonamassa posted on his official forum: "This session was one of the most challenging of my career. To be in the studio with Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips [is] daunting. A huge thanks to Both Derek and Simon for getting me through it. I learned a lot. Oceana is a killer record. Highly recommended."

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Five Elements"	Derek Sherinian, Simon Phillips	4:37
2.	"Mercury 7"	Sherinian, Phillips	4:29
3.	"Mulholland"	Sherinian, Phillips	5:56
4.	"Euphoria"	Sherinian, Phillips	5:34
5.	"Ghost Runner"	Sherinian, Steve Stevens	4:54
6.	"El Camino Diablo"	Sherinian, Doug Aldrich	5:06
7.	"I Heard That"	Sherinian, Joe Bonamassa, Phillips	4:53
8.	"Seven Sins"	Sherinian, Phillips	5:56
9.	"Oceana"	Sherinian, Stevens, Phillips	5:38
Total length:			47:03

Personnel

• Derek Sherinian – keyboard, engineering, production, executive production
• Tony MacAlpine – guitar (tracks 1, 2)
• Steve Lukather – guitar (tracks 3, 4, 8)
• Steve Stevens – guitar (tracks 5, 9)
• Doug Aldrich – guitar (track 6)
• Joe Bonamassa – guitar (track 7)
• Simon Phillips – drums, engineering, mixing, production
• Jimmy Johnson – bass (except tracks 5, 9)
• Tony Franklin – bass (tracks 5, 9)
• Alex Todorov – engineering
• Brad Vance – mastering