''Thirteen'' is a 1986 Emmylou Harris

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. 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). For unexplained reasons, the album was taken out of print a few years after its initial release, making it one of the most sought-after albums in Harris' catalogue by fans, with used copies commanding unusually high prices on

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and other used records sites. The album was produced by Harris' then-husband,

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. Though the album, to date, has never been separately issued on CD, in April 2011 it was made available for download in iTunes Store. 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.''

Track listing

Personnel

* Mike Bowden - bass *

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- harmonica *

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- backing vocals * Steve Fishell - steel guitar, slide guitar, resonator guitar *

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- backing vocals *

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- mandolin, fiddle, banjo, acoustic guitar, backing vocals * Don Johnson - keyboards *

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- synthesizer * Mary Ann Kennedy - backing vocals *

- acoustic guitar *

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- fiddle *

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- mandolin, electric guitar, acoustic guitar *

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- backing vocals * Buddy Spicher - fiddle *

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- backing vocals, accordion * Steve Turner - drums, percussion *

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- acoustic guitar * Emmylou Harris - vocals, acoustic guitar

Chart performance

References

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