Thirteen Years

1993 studio album by Alejandro Escovedo

Thirteen Years

Studio album by

Alejandro Escovedo

Released| 1993
Genre| Alternative country, heartland rock
Length| 52:02
Label| Watermelon[1]
Producer| Turner Stephen Bruton
Alejandro Escovedo chronology
| Gravity
(1992)  | Thirteen Years
(1993)  | With These Hands
(1996)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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 July 31, 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.

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Alejandro Escovedo

Studio albums|

* Gravity (1992)
* Thirteen Years (1994)
* With These Hands (1996)
* Bourbonitis Blues (1999)
* A Man Under the Influence (2001)
* By the Hand of the Father (2002)
* The Boxing Mirror (2006)
* Real Animal (2008)

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