Thirteen Years

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

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Critical reception

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

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

• 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"