Thirteen Masks

Thirteen Masks
Thirteen Masks
Studio album by Jarboe
Released	1991
Recorded	New York and Atlanta
Length	57:42
Label	Hyperium
Producer	Michael Gira, Jarboe, Roli Mosimann, Mark Richardson, Lary Seven, Clinton Steele, J. G. Thirlwell
Jarboe chronology

Thirteen Masks is the solo debut record by Jarboe, released in 1991 through Hyperium. The album features Swans members Michael Gira, Norman Westberg, Clinton Steele, and Tony Maimone of Pere Ubu.

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Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jarboe, except "In an Open Sea", "I Got a Gun" and "A Man of Hate" by Michael Gira; all music is composed by Jarboe

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Listen"	4:21
2.	"Red"	5:14
3.	"A Man of Hate"	3:56
4.	"The Believers"	4:01
5.	"The Lonely Voyeur"	4:18
6.	"The Never-Deserting Shadow"	3:40
7.	"Wooden Idols"	2:28
8.	"In an Open Sea"	4:41
9.	"Shotgun Road (Redemption)"	3:57
10.	"I Got a Gun"	4:45
11.	"Of Ancient Memory (The Oblivion Seekers)"	4:21
12.	"A Man of Hate"	3:48
13.	"Freedom"	4:07
14.	"Cries (For Spider)"	4:46

Musicians

Jarboe – vocals, keyboards, electronics, percussion, production (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
Michael Gira – electronics, bass guitar and production (3, 6, 8, 10, 13), mastering
Tony Maimone – bass guitar (8)
Lary Seven – instruments, production and engineering (1, 5, 9)
Clinton Steele – guitar (6, 8, 11, 12, 14), production (12)
J. G. Thirlwell – sampler, programming, arrangement and production (2)
Norman Westberg – guitar (10)

Production