Thirteen (James Reyne album)

Thirteen
Australian album cover
Studio album by James Reyne
Released	16 March 2012
Studio	Hobbyhorse Studios & Supersonic Studios, Victoria, Australia
Genre	Rock music, pop
Label	Hammerhead Records, MGM Records
Producer	James Reyne, Tim Henwood, Scott Kingman
James Reyne chronology
TCB (2010) Thirteen (2012) The Anthology (2014)

Thirteen is the thirteenth solo album by Australian singer/songwriter James Reyne. (11 studio albums and 2 live albums). released on 16 March 2012. Reyne co-wrote tracks with producer Scott Kingman and Tim Henwood (from The Androids). The album covers a range of musical styles.^[1]

Reyne toured the album to positive reviews.^[2]

Themes

Thirteen shares something with novelists such as John Cheever and Richard Ford, the notion that middle age, not youth, is when a person can make the most dangerous, destructive decisions in their life. Reyne said, "There's a desperation that comes with middle age, and there are things that can go wrong. The record is autobiographical - there's a song called "The Drone" that's written about me. It's a joke, but kind of true. I'm a big fan of Warren Zevon and Randy Newman, and they've always been frank in what they sang about while having fun with the phrases."^[3]

Review

Stack Records gave the album 4.5 out of 5, saying "Thirteen could have been a self-indulgent mess. Instead, it’s perhaps Reyne’s finest solo album and one of the year’s best." adding "[it] is the sound of an artist coming to terms with his past."^[4]

Track listing

CD/DD

1. "English Girls"
2. "Capsize"
3. "Whatcha Gonna Do About It?"
4. "Good Clean Fun"
5. "Stop"
6. "Mitterrand's Last Meal"
7. "The Drone"
8. "Digging a Hole in the Pines"
9. "The P.A.'s P.A."
10. "I Could Have Been Your Dad, Son"
11. "Tijuana Bibles"

Charts

Chart performance for Thirteen

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	109

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia[6][7]	16 March 2012	Compact Disc, Music download	Hammerhead Records, MGM Records	HHR1

References

1. "Thirteen by James Reyne". JBHiFi.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
2. "TIME OFF MAGAZINE – BRISBANE". www.allegromusic.com.au. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
3. "James Reyne: After Australian Crawl". www.smh.com.au. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
4. "Review - Thirteen". stack.net.au. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
5. "James Reyne ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022 page 3". ARIA. Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
6. "Thirteen by James Reyne". JBHiFi.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
7. "James Reyne - Thirteen". www.itunescharts.net. Retrieved 27 March 2016.