Thirteenth Step
by A Perfect Circle
- Type: Album
- Released: 16 September 2003
- Label: Virgin, [no label], Virgin Records America, Music on Vinyl, EMI
- Country: United States
- Length: 50:31
- Community rating: 3.83/5 from 21 ratings
Artists on this release: Maynard James Keenan, Jeordie White, Billy Howerdel, Josh Freese
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Serving as a concept album focused on the nature of addiction and recovery, 'Thirteenth Step' utilizes sombre, atmospheric arrangements and dark alternative rock textures. Highly melodic, emotionally vulnerable vocal performances drive tight, brooding instrumental grooves.
Genres
Descriptors: conceptual, drugs, melodic, alienation, atmospheric
Tracklist
- The Package (7:40)
- Weak And Powerless (3:15)
- The Noose (4:53)
- Blue (4:13)
- Vanishing (4:51)
- A Stranger (3:12)
- The Outsider (4:06)
- Crimes (2:34)
- The Nurse Who Loved Me (4:04)
- Pet (4:34)
- Lullaby (2:01)
- Gravity (5:08)
Credits
- Maynard James Keenan - art direction [artwork direction], executive-producer, lead vocals, words by, music by
- Steven R. Gilmore - art direction [sleeve art direction], design, artwork [digital photographic manipulation]
- Jeordie White - bass
- John Branigan - booking [north america]
- William Morris Agency - booking [north america]
- ITB - booking [rest of the world]
- Mike Dewdney - booking [rest of the world]
- Danny Lohner - co-producer [additional production]
- Josh Freese - drums
- Steve Duda - engineer [digital engineering assistance]
- Billy Howerdel - guitar, vocals, photography by [other], producer, engineer, words by, music by
- King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner - legal
- Peter Paterno - legal
- Arthur Spivak - management
- John Witherspoon - management
- Spivak Sobol Entertainment - management
- Bill Vuylsteke - management [business]
- Martha Liermann - management [business]
- Provident Financial Management - management [business]
- Andy Wallace - mixed by
- Dean Karr - photography by [principal]