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.
Title 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 Title 1. "The Cross (Home #3)" (Live) 4:12
2015 Bonus Track Title 1. "Humble Stance" (Live) 5:58
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