''Thirteen Day Getaway'' is the second and final studio album by the

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band CIV. It was released on April 7, 1998, on

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. The album is dedicated to

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Critical reception

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'' 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." ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

#"Secondhand Superstar" – 2:44 #"Big Girl" – 2:49 #"Itchycoo Park" – 2:21 #"Haven't Been Myself in a While" – 2:36 #"Everyday" – 3:08 #"Shout It" – 2:30 #"Owner's Manual" – :34 #"Something Special" – 2:38 #"Using Someone Else" – 2:17 #"It's Not Your Fault" – 2:22 #"Living Life" – 2:00 #"Ordinary" – 2:40 #"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 *

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- Mixing Assistant *Eva Mueller - Photography *Chip Verspyck - Assistant Engineer *Ian Love - Engineer

References

1998 albums CIV (band) albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by John Goodmanson {{1990s-punk-album-stub