Thirteens (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Thirteens
Type = Album
Artist = Leona Naess


Released = September 16, 2008
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Verve Forecast
Producer = Samuel Dixon
Additional tracks co-produced by Jason Darling, Jimmy Hogarth, Nathan Larson and Leona Naess
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hpfpxzwkldte link]
*"Philadelphia Daily News" (B+) [http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20080923_Fast-tracking_this_week_s_selections.html link]
*Scripps Howard News Service Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/36710 link]
*"The Wall Street Journal" (favorable) [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122289994930195929.html?mod=googlenews_wsj link]
Last album = "Leona Naess"
(2003)
This album = "Thirteens"
(2008)
Next album =

"Thirteens" is an album by Leona Naess, released by Verve Forecast Records on September 16, 2008.

The album was influenced by the death of Naess’s father, Arne Næss, Jr., in a mountaineering accident in January 2004. Naess returned to London from New York City and eventually began writing and recording songs with music producer Samuel Dixon. She found inspiration in her father's copy of "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying", and in the songs of Frank Sinatra, a favorite of her father’s. Naess recorded with almost no budget, asking friends to contribute, and completed thirteen albums’ worth of material. Eleven songs were selected for the release, titled "Thirteens". Described as "a sweet and poignant collection" by "New York" magazine, much of the album deals with the onset of maturity. [Lindgren, Hugo (August 24, 2008). " [http://nymag.com/guides/fallpreview/2008/pop/49558/ Up From the Depths] ". "New York". Retrieved on September 18, 2008.]

A digital download of the album available on the iTunes Store includes a bonus track featuring singer-songwriter Ryan Adams; an exclusive edition available through retailer Barnes & Noble includes two bonus tracks.

Track listing

#"Ghost in the Attic" (Samuel Dixon, Leona Naess) – 3:45
#"Leave Your Boyfriend Behind" (Dixon, Naess) – 4:05
#"Learning as We Go" (Dixon, Naess) – 4:07
#"Unnamed (This Song Makes Me Happy)" (Jason Darling, Naess) – 3:51
#"Not the Same Girl" (Dixon, Naess) – 4:21
#"Swing Swing Gently" (Naess) – 3:42
#"Heavy Like Sunday" (Dixon, Naess) – 2:54
#"Shiny on the Inside" (Dixon, Naess) – 3:59
#"The Lipstick Song" (Dixon, Naess) – 2:39
#"When Sharks Attack" (Naess) – 3:32
#"On My Mind" (Naess) – 2:29

iTunes Store edition

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"Leave Your Boyfriend Behind (feat. Ryan Adams)" (Dixon, Naess) – 3:47

Barnes & Noble Exclusive edition

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"On My Toes" – 3:55
#"Hiccups" – 4:24

Personnel

*Asif Ahmed – management
*Felix Bloxsom – percussion, drums, clapping, Wurlitzer, instrumentation, drum engineering, percussion engineer
*Andy Bradfield – mixing
*Greg Calbi – mastering
*The Christiania String Quartet
**Camilla Kjøll – first violin
**Lina Marie Årnes – second violin
**Ida Bryhn – viola
**Andreas Torday Gulden – cello
*Rupert Cobb – trumpet
*Jason Darling – bass, electric guitar, producer, drum programming
*Samuel Dixon – acoustic guitar, bass, mandolin, piano, glockenspiel, electric guitar, harmonium, melodica, producer, engineer, Mellotron, clapping
*Emery Dobyns – engineer, mixing
*Tormod Gangfløt – string arrangements
*Larry Goldings – keyboards
*Lisa Hansen – release coordinator
*Harry's Tribeca Alcoholic Choir – background vocals
*Jimmy Hogarth – acoustic guitar, banjo, percussion, electric guitar, programming, producer, executive producer, piano engineer
*Andy Kman – release coordinator
*Oliver Kraus – strings
*Bengt Lagerberg – drums
*Nathan Larson – organ, bass, electric guitar, producer
*Sophie Michalitsianos - cello, cello arrangements, piano
*Leona Naess – acoustic guitar, percussion, piano, electric guitar, vocals, producer, vibraphone, clapping
*John Newcott – release coordinator
*Al Newman – art direction, design
*Tom Schick – engineer
*Gus Seyffert – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, acoustic bass
*Zakee Shariff – art direction, design
*Martin Slattery – piano
*Mia Theodoratus – harp
*Chris Thile – mandolin
*Eva Vermandel – photography
*Joey Waronker – drums

References

*Erlewin, Stephen Thomas. " [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hpfpxzwkldte Thirteens] ". Allmusic.