13 (Blur album)
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| Studio album by Blur | ||
| Released | 15 March 1999 | |
| Recorded | Summer-Autumn 1998 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 66:50 | |
| Label | Food/EMI | |
| Producer(s) | William Orbit Except "Trailerpark": Produced by Blur |
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| Blur chronology | ||
| Bustin' + Dronin' (1998) |
13 (1999) |
The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set (1999) |
13 is the sixth album by English rock band Blur, first released in 1999. It reached #1 in the UK album chart, while making #80 in the United States. The album is named after the band's recording studio but there are also 13 tracks on the album. It is their first album without the production of major contributor Stephen Street. This album sees the band moving further away from their Britpop past into more cerebral and denser musical territory. "Tender", "Coffee & TV" and "No Distance Left to Run" were all single successes from 13.
The album is inspired by Damon Albarn's severing with Elastica singer Justine Frischmann as well as the former's battle with drug and alcoholic addictions, provoked by this. Two of the singles - "Tender" and "No Distance Left to Run" show Albarn's suffering from this as well as his love for Frischmann.
The album cover is a portion of an oil painting by Graham Coxon called Apprentice. The album's singles also have cover art by Coxon. The numbers 1 and 3 have been painted so they also form the letter 'B' - presumably for 'Blur'. The album's lyrics are not printed.
In 2004, the album was packaged with 2003's Think Tank in a limited edition box set as part of EMI's "2CD Originals" collection.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree.
- "Tender" – 7:40
- "Bugman" – 4:47
- "Coffee & TV" – 5:58 (music video)
- "Swamp Song" – 4:36
- "1992" – 5:29
- "B.L.U.R.E.M.I." – 2:52
- "Battle" – 7:43
- "Mellow Song" – 3:56
- "Trailerpark" – 4:26
- "Caramel" – 7:38
- "Trimm Trabb" – 5:37
- "No Distance Left to Run" – 3:27
- "Optigan 1" – 2:34
| Blur |
| Damon Albarn | Alex James | Dave Rowntree |
| Graham Coxon |
| Blur discography |
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| Albums: Leisure | Modern Life Is Rubbish | Parklife | The Great Escape | Blur | 13 | Think Tank |
| Compilations: The Special Collectors Edition | Live at the Budokan | The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set | Bustin' + Dronin' | Blur: The Best of |
| Singles: See Blur Singles |
| Related articles |
| The Ailerons | Britpop | Fat Les | Food Records | The Good, the Bad and the Queen | Gorillaz | Stephen Street | Simon Tong | WigWam |
