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	49:43 1:09:24 (with bonus tracks)
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 Scottish 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

Extra tracks on Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Genius Envy"	McGinley	3:05
15.	"Don's Gone Columbia"	O'Hare	1:35
16.	"Chords of Fame"	Phil Ochs	3:40
17.	"Weird Horses"	McGinley	4:30
18.	"Golden Glades"	O'Hare	4:35
19.	"Older Guys"	Gram Parsons	2:40

Personnel

• Norman Blake - Vocals, guitar
• Gerard Love - Vocals, bass
• Raymond McGinley - Vocals, guitar
• Brendan O'Hare - Drums

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Rolling Stone review
3. Taylor, Steve (2006). A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 259.
4. Ankeny, Jason. "Thirteen — Teenage Fanclub". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2016.