Thirteen (Emmylou Harris album)
Thirteen is an album by the American musician Emmylou Harris, released in 1986.[1][2] The title came from its status as her thirteenth studio album (if one does not count her 1969 first album, released on an independent label, which Harris herself rarely acknowledges).
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| Released | February 1986 | |||
| Recorded | November 1985 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:12 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley | |||
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The album was coproduced by Harris's then-husband, Paul Kennerley.[3] It became available as a CD in 2013 in a compilation issued by the Rhino Entertainment Company called Emmylou Harris Original Album Series Vol.2.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
The Los Angeles Times deemed Thirteen Harris's "most thoroughly satisfying studio album since 1979's Blue Kentucky Girl."[5] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that Harris "always has been real country, in the bluegrass-mountain music branch—what she does better than any major artist is to add a measure of present to the past."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mystery Train" | Sam Phillips, Herman "Junior" Parker | 2:35 |
| 2. | "You're Free to Go" | Don Robertson, Lou Herscher | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Sweetheart of the Pines" | Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Just Someone I Used to Know" (duet w/ John Anderson) | Jack Clement | 2:57 |
| 5. | "My Father's House" | Bruce Springsteen | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Lacassine Special" | Iry LeJeune | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Today I Started Loving You Again" | Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens | 3:22 |
| 8. | "When I Was Yours" | Harris, Kennerley | 2:48 |
| 9. | "I Had My Heart Set on You" | Rodney Crowell, Kennerley | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Your Long Journey" | Doc Watson, Rosa Lee Watson | 3:44 |
Personnel
- Mike Bowden - bass
- Steve Cash - harmonica
- Rodney Crowell - backing vocals
- Steve Fishell - steel guitar, slide guitar, resonator guitar
- Vince Gill - backing vocals
- Carl Jackson - mandolin, fiddle, banjo, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Don Johnson - keyboards
- Shane Keister - synthesizer
- Mary Ann Kennedy - backing vocals
- Paul Kennerley - acoustic guitar
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle
- Frank Reckard - mandolin, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Pam Rose - backing vocals
- Buddy Spicher - fiddle
- Barry Tashian - backing vocals, accordion
- Steve Turner - drums, percussion
- Paul Worley - acoustic guitar
- Emmylou Harris - vocals, acoustic guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] | 9 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 157 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | February 1986 |
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Warner Bros. Records | [9] |
References
- Brogan, Daniel (21 Feb 1986). "Emmylou Harris, Thirteen". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 73.
- Morse, Steve (27 Apr 1986). "Country Music Is Heading Back to the Hills". Arts and Film. The Boston Globe. p. 57.
- Beyer, Susan (28 Feb 1986). "Emmylou Harris finally sounds like voice of experience on super album". Ottawa Citizen. p. D8.
- "Thirteen Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- Lewis, Randy (16 Mar 1986). "Country Cousins". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 65.
- Johnson, Dean (30 Mar 1986). "Emmylou Harris". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 5.
- "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- Harris, Emmylou (February 1986). "Thirteen (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. 9-25351-1 (LP); 9-25351 (CD); W1-25351-4 (Cassette).