Thirteen Day Getaway Explained

Thirteen Day Getaway
Type:	Album
Artist:	CIV
Cover:	Thirteen Day Getaway.jpg
Released:	April 7, 1998
Recorded:	1997–1998
Genre:	Punk rock
Length:	32:10
Label:	Lava/Atlantic^[1]
Prev Title:	Set Your Goals
Prev Year:	1995
Next Year:	2009

Thirteen Day Getaway is the second and final studio album by the punk rock band CIV.^{[2] [3]} It was released on April 7, 1998, on Atlantic Records. The album is dedicated to Raybeez.

Critical reception

The Plain Dealer wrote that "Civ's clean, moderately paced, somewhat melodic pop punk, topped by Anthony Civorelli's monotonous, nasal vocals, makes the group sound like hundreds of other post-Green Day pop punk bands."^[4] The San Diego Union-Tribune called the album "top-loaded with songs that suggest CIV knows how to spike pop hooks with a punk charge, to use melody rather than refuse it."^[5]

Track listing

1. "Secondhand Superstar" – 2:44
2. "Big Girl" – 2:49
3. "Itchycoo Park" – 2:21
4. "Haven't Been Myself in a While" – 2:36
5. "Everyday" – 3:08
6. "Shout It" – 2:30
7. "Owner's Manual" – :34
8. "Something Special" – 2:38
9. "Using Someone Else" – 2:17
10. "It's Not Your Fault" – 2:22
11. "Living Life" – 2:00
12. "Ordinary" – 2:40
13. "Little Men" – 3:31

"What Happened to the Grunge?" (Hidden track) – 3:14

Personnel

CIV

• CIV (Anthony Civarelli) - Vocals
• Charlie Garriga - Guitar/Backing Vocals
• Arthur Smilios - Bass/Backing Vocals
• Sammy Siegler - Drums

Production

• Michael Barbiero - Producer, Mixing
• Greg Calbi - Mastering
• John Goodmanson - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Steve Thompson - Producer, Mixing
• Mark Mitchell - Mixing Assistant
• Scott Gormley - Assistant Engineer
• Brian Sperber - Mixing Assistant
• Eva Mueller - Photography
• Chip Verspyck - Assistant Engineer
• Ian Love - Engineer

Notes and References

1. Mason . Neil . Thirteen Day Getaway . Melody Maker . Sep 12, 1998 . 75 . 37 . 37.
2. Web site: CIV Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. Book: Cogan . Brian . Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture . 2006 . Greenwood Press . 38.
4. News: Pantsios . Anastasia . Civ 'Thirteen Day Getaway' . The Plain Dealer . May 31, 1998 . ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . 21.
5. News: Gillespie . Tarleton . ALBUM REVIEWS - PUNK . The San Diego Union-Tribune . June 4, 1998 . Entertainment . 30.