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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
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| 1. | "Chances Are #1" | 1:42 |
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| 2. | "Generation 13 (Theme #1)" (Instrumental) | 2:43 |
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| 3. | "All Will Change (Goodbye and Good Luck)" | 1:57 |
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| 4. | "a) The Cross (Home #3)" | 4:06 |
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| 5. | "Danger Whistle" (Spoken) | 0:45 |
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| 6. | "a) Leave Her Alone" | 4:33 |
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| 7. | "I'll Never Be Like You #1" | 0:43 |
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| 8. | "My Name Is Sam (Finding a Friend)" | 0:35 |
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| 9. | "The 13th Generation" | 4:26 |
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| 10. | "The Cross" | 2:02 |
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| 11. | "The Learning Tree" | 4:58 |
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| 12. | "I'll Never Be Like You #2" | 3:59 |
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| 13. | "Snake Oil" (Instrumental) | 1:07 |
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| 14. | "a) We Hope You're Feeling Better (The Test)" | 4:57 |
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| 15. | "My Name Is Sam (Your Time Is Up)" | 2:34 |
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| 16. | "Generation 13 (Theme #2)" (Instrumental) | 2:38 |
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| 17. | "Where Are You Now?" | 1:20 |
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| 18. | "a) Screw 'Em" | 4:14 |
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| 19. | "No Strings Attached" | 5:20 |
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| 20. | "All Will Change (It's Happening to Me)" | 2:00 |
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| 21. | "The Victim" | 2:59 |
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| 22. | "One Small Step" (Spoken – Instrumental) | 3:25 |
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| 23. | "a) Sam's New Friend" (Spoken – Instrumental) | 2:30 |
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| 24. | "b) We Hope You're Feeling Better" | 1:21 |
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| 25. | "Chances Are #2" | 1:36 |
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2003 Bonus Track| Title |
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| 1. | "The Cross (Home #3)" (Live) | 4:12 |
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2015 Bonus Track| Title |
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| 1. | "Humble Stance" (Live) | 5:58 |
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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
References
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