Thirteen (Teenage Fanclub album)

Thirteen
Studio album by Teenage Fanclub
Released October 1993
Recorded Ca Va Studios, Glasgow, Scotland October 1992-April 1993
Genre Alternative rock
Length 1:09:24 (with *)
Label Creation Records
Producer Andy MacPherson, Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub chronology
Bandwagonesque
(1991)		 Thirteen
(1993)		 Deep Fried Fanclub
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

Thirteen is the fourth album by British alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in 1993. It was named after the song "Thirteen" by Big Star, a band that has heavily influenced Teenage Fanclub. The self-produced[3] album was poorly received by critics on its release.[4]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Hang On"   Love 5:05
2. "The Cabbage"   Blake 2:56
3. "Radio"   Love 2:56
4. "Norman 3"   Blake 4:36
5. "Song to the Cynic"   Love 3:36
6. "120 Mins"   McGinley 3:07
7. "Escher"   McGinley 3:19
8. "Commercial Alternative"   Blake 2:40
9. "Fear of Flying"   Love 5:25
10. "Tears Are Cool"   McGinley 3:48
11. "Ret Liv Dead"   Blake 2:09
12. "Get Funky"   O'Hare 1:22
13. "Gene Clark"   Love 6:38

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ Taylor, Steve (2006). A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 259. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KPOsu8JOHO8C&pg=PA259&dq=thirteen+teenage+fanclub&hl=en&ei=nDVITfiTNdTs4gbTt4TMBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=thirteen%20teenage%20fanclub&f=false. 
  4. ^ Ankeny, Jason. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/thirteen-r190762/review "Thirteen Teenage Fanclub"]. allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/thirteen-r190762/review. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
Teenage Fanclub
Studio albums
A Catholic Education (1990) · The King (1991) · Bandwagonesque (1991) · Thirteen (1993) · Grand Prix (1995) · Songs from Northern Britain (1997) · Howdy! (2000) · Words of Wisdom and Hope (2002) · Man-Made (2005) · Shadows (2010)
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