Generation 13

Not to be confused with 13 Generation

Generation 13
Studio album by Saga
Released	1995 [1]
Recorded	1995
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	68:50
Label	Polydor
Producer	Jim Crichton
Saga chronology
Steel Umbrellas (1994) Generation 13 (1995) Pleasure & the Pain (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Generation 13 is the eleventh studio album by Saga.

Track listing

Album concept and storyline by Jim Crichton inspired in part by the book "13 GEN abort retry ignore fail" by Neil Howe and Bill Strauss.

1. Chances Are #1 – 1:42
2. Generation 13 (Theme #1) – 2:43
3. All Will Change (Goodbye And Good Luck)– 1:57
4. The Cross (Home #3) – 4:06
5. Danger Whistle – 0:45
6. 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 – 1:07
14. 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) – 2:38
17. Where Are You Now? – 1:20
18. "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 – 3:25
23. Sam's New Friend – 2:30
24. We Hope You're Feeling Better – 1:21
25. Chances Are #2 – 1:36

Personnel

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

References

1. 1 2 Allmusic Generation 13 > Overview, Accessed 6 December 2009