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Thirteen Years

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Thirteen Years
Studio album by
Released1993
GenreAlternative country, heartland rock
Length52:02
LabelWatermelon[1]
ProducerTurner Stephen Bruton
Alejandro Escovedo chronology
Gravity
(1992)
Thirteen Years
(1993)
With These Hands
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Thirteen Years is an album by Alejandro Escovedo.[4][5] The cover painting is by Jack Smith.

Critical reception

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Ira Robbins, in Trouser Press, wrote that "the album — a testament to patience and virtue — is a marvel of presentation more than content."[1]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo and Stephen Bruton

  1. "Thirteen Years Theme" – 0:49
  2. "Ballad of the Sun and the Moon" – 4:33
  3. "Try, Try, Try" – 4:35
  4. "Way It Goes" – 4:54
  5. "Losing Your Touch" – 3:56
  6. "Thirteen Years" – 4:03
  7. "Thirteen Years Theme" – 1:10
  8. "Helpless" – 4:37
  9. "Mountain of Mud" – 3:48
  10. "Tell Me Why" – 3:47
  11. "Thirteen Years Theme" – 1:25
  12. "She Towers Above" – 4:50
  13. "Baby's Got New Plans" – 4:51
  14. "The End" – 3:41
  15. "Thirteen Years Theme" – 1:03

Personnel

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  • Alejandro Escovedo - guitar, vocals
  • Dave McNair - guitar, percussion
  • Turner Stephen Bruton - electric guitar
  • Charlie Sexton - electric guitar
  • Cid Sanchez - electric guitar
  • Marty Muse - pedal steel guitar
  • Terry Wilson - bass
  • Barry "Frosty" Smith - drums, percussion
  • David Bender - drums
  • Megan Levin - harp
  • Susan Voelz - violin
  • Danny Levin - violin
  • David Perales - violin
  • Frank Kammerdiener - cello
  • Tom Canning - piano, keyboards
  • Jon Blondell - trombone section
  • Mickey Raphael - harmonica
  • Malford Milligan - vocal extraordinaire, harmony vocal
  • Bobby Neuwirth - harmony vocal
  • Bill Averbach - arranger on "Ballad of the Sun and the Moon"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alejandro Escovedo". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (April 1994). "WATCHING IT ALL FALL APART". chicagotribune.com.
  5. ^ "Alejandro Escovedo – Gravity / Thirteen Years – No Depression". www.nodepression.com.