Generation 13

Not to be confused with Generación del 13.

Generation 13 is the eleventh studio album by Saga.

Generation 13
Studio album by Saga
Released	26 June 1995[1]
Recorded	1995
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	68:50
Label	Polydor
Producer	Jim Crichton
Saga chronology
Steel Umbrellas (1994) Generation 13 (1995) Pleasure & the Pain (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Concept

Generation 13 is a concept album, written by bassist Jim Crichton, which is inspired by the 1993 book 13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail? by American authors Neil Howe and William Strauss.^[2] The book says people born between 1961 and 1981 are America's 13th generation, with a generation occurring every 20–25 years from the American Revolution.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chances Are #1"	1:42
2.	"Generation 13 (Theme #1)" (Instrumental)	2:43
3.	"All Will Change (Goodbye and Good Luck)"	1:57
4.	"a) The Cross (Home #3)"	4:06
5.	"Danger Whistle" (Spoken)	0:45
6.	"a) Leave Her Alone"	4:33
7.	"I'll Never Be Like You #1"	0:43
8.	"My Name Is Sam (Finding a Friend)"	0:35
9.	"The 13th Generation"	4:26
10.	"The Cross"	2:02
11.	"The Learning Tree"	4:58
12.	"I'll Never Be Like You #2"	3:59
13.	"Snake Oil" (Instrumental)	1:07
14.	"a) We Hope You're Feeling Better (The Test)"	4:57
15.	"My Name Is Sam (Your Time Is Up)"	2:34
16.	"Generation 13 (Theme #2)" (Instrumental)	2:38
17.	"Where Are You Now?"	1:20
18.	"a) Screw 'Em"	4:14
19.	"No Strings Attached"	5:20
20.	"All Will Change (It's Happening to Me)"	2:00
21.	"The Victim"	2:59
22.	"One Small Step" (Spoken – Instrumental)	3:25
23.	"a) Sam's New Friend" (Spoken – Instrumental)	2:30
24.	"b) We Hope You're Feeling Better"	1:21
25.	"Chances Are #2"	1:36

2003 Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Cross (Home #3)" (Live)	4:12

2015 Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Humble Stance" (Live)	5:58

Personnel

Musicians

• Michael Sadler – lead vocals, pipe organ
• Ian Crichton – guitars
• Jim Gilmour – keyboards, backing vocals, clarinet
• Jim Crichton – bass
• Steve Negus – drums, percussion
• Mary Newland – backing vocals (24)

Players

• Jeremy / Michael Sadler
• Morty / Roger Sommers
• The Father (As a teenager & Mr. Monger) / Michael Sadler
• The Barker (At the carnival) / Steve Negus
• Jeremy's Sister / Penny Crichton
• The Orphanage Master / Michael Sadler
• The "80's" Ghosts / The Goodnight LA-Bv's
• The Amateur Show Host / Michael Sadler
• Sam's New Friend / Christopher Crichton
• Sam (On a good day) / Jim Gilmour
• Sam (On a bad day) / Roger Sommers
• Sarcastic Sam / Jim Crichton
• The Psychiatrist / Roger Sommers
• Java Joe / Jim Crichton

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3]	89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4]	49