Thirteen Years

Thirteen Years is an album by Alejandro Escovedo. 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
Producer	Turner Stephen Bruton
Alejandro Escovedo chronology
Gravity (1992) Thirteen Years (1993) With These Hands (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Rolling Stone

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."

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"