Thirteen
Studio album by
Emmylou Harris
ReleasedFebruary 1986
RecordedNovember 1985
GenreCountry
Length32:12
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerEmmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley
Emmylou Harris chronology
The Ballad of Sally Rose
(1985) 		Thirteen
(1986) 		Trio
(1987)

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).

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.

Two low-charting singles in the Hot Country Singles were released from the album - If I Had My Heart Set on You (#60) and Today I Started Loving You Again (#43). Still, the latter netted Emmylou Harris another nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards. The award, however, went to Reba McEntire for Whoever's in New England.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mystery Train"Sam Phillips, Herman "Junior" Parker2:35
2."You're Free to Go"Don Robertson, Lou Herscher2:48
3."Sweetheart of the Pines"Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley3:22
4."Just Someone I Used to Know" (duet w/ John Anderson)Jack Clement2:57
5."My Father's House"Bruce Springsteen4:48
6."Lacassine Special"Iry LeJeune2:58
7."Today I Started Loving You Again"Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens3:22
8."When I Was Yours"Harris, Kennerley2:48
9."I Had My Heart Set on You"Rodney Crowell, Kennerley3:09
10."Your Long Journey"Doc Watson, Rosa Lee Watson3:44

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 9
US Billboard 200[8] 157

Release history

Release history and formats for Thirteen
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America February 1986
  • LP
  • CD
  • cassette
 Warner Bros. Records [9]

References

  1. ^ Brogan, Daniel (21 Feb 1986). "Emmylou Harris, Thirteen". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 73.
  2. ^ Morse, Steve (27 Apr 1986). "Country Music Is Heading Back to the Hills". Arts and Film. The Boston Globe. p. 57.
  3. ^ Beyer, Susan (28 Feb 1986). "Emmylou Harris finally sounds like voice of experience on super album". Ottawa Citizen. p. D8.
  4. ^ "Thirteen Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ Lewis, Randy (16 Mar 1986). "Country Cousins". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 65.
  6. ^ Johnson, Dean (30 Mar 1986). "Emmylou Harris". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  9. ^ Harris, Emmylou (February 1986). "Thirteen (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. 9-25351-1 (LP); 9-25351 (CD); W1-25351-4 (Cassette).
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