Generation 13

Not to be confused with Generación del 13.

Generation 13
Studio album by Saga
Released	26 June 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.

Concept

Generation 13 is a concept album, written by bassist Jim Crichton, which is inspired by the 1993 book 13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail? by American authors Neil Howe and William Strauss. ^[2] The book identifies those born between 1961 and 1981 as America's 13th generation, in terms of 20–25 year periods since the American Revolution.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chances Are #1"	1:42
2.	"Generation 13 (Theme #1)" (Instrumental)	2:43
3.	"All Will Change (Goodbye and Good Luck)"	1:57
4.	"a) The Cross (Home #3)"	4:06
5.	"Danger Whistle" (Spoken)	0:45
6.	"a) 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" (Instrumental)	1:07
14.	"a) 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)" (Instrumental)	2:38
17.	"Where Are You Now?"	1:20
18.	"a) 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" (Spoken – Instrumental)	3:25
23.	"a) Sam's New Friend" (Spoken – Instrumental)	2:30
24.	"b) We Hope You're Feeling Better"	1:21
25.	"Chances Are #2"	1:36

2003 Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Cross (Home #3)" (Live)	4:12

2015 Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Humble Stance" (Live)	5:58

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

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3]	89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [4]	49

References

1. AllMusic Generation 13 > Overview, Accessed 6 December 2009
2. Joakim Jahlmar & Hester Stasse (19 May 2002). "Saga – Generation 13". dprp.net.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Saga – Generation 13" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Saga – Generation 13". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 20, 2024.