13 is the thirteenth solo album from American musician Brian Setzer. It was released in 2006 on Surfdog Records, and contained the Japanese hit single "Back Streets Of Tokyo". Setzer had originally intended for the album to have one direction, or sound, but after thinking about how The Beatles' albums were so diverse, he decided to include many different styles on the album.
Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom, who appears on "Really Rockabilly", were both in the Stray Cats. "We Are The Marauders" was written by Brian Setzer for the rockabilly band The Marauders, who opened for the Brian Setzer Orchestra in 2006. The song appears on their self-titled album.
Track listing
Limited Edition Special edition 12" LPs of the album were available from May 2007. These were available in three colours (red, white and blue) in a red, embossed cover.
Chart positions
Album
YearChartPosition2006USA Top Independent Albums352006Japanese Billboard Chart22006Official Finnish Top Albums33
Single
YearSingleChartPosition2006"Back Streets Of Tokyo"Japanese Billboard Singles62006"Back Streets Of Tokyo"Japanese Hi-Six Top 509
Single
"Back Streets of Tokyo" (Japan) – Credited as 'Brian Setzer Vs Hotei' (August 23, 2006)
Personnel
Brian Setzer – lead vocals, electric guitar, electric bass, banjo, ukulele Ronnie Crutcher – double bass Bernie Dresel – drums Stefan Kac – tuba Jon Duncan – organ Arlan Shierbaum – B-3 Robert Chevrier – piano Slim Jim Phantom – drums on "Really Rockabilly" Tomoyasu Hotei – guitar and vocals on "Back Streets Of Tokyo", background vocals Julie Reiten – vocals on "Don't Say You Love Me", background vocals Adam Ayan – Mastering Jeff Peters and Brent Sigmeth – Engineering Zack (the knife) Hollander and Jon Diederich – Asst. Engineering Tomoyasu Hotei – Production on "Back Streets of Tokyo"
References