13 Rivers

13 Rivers was written after a period of difficulty for Thompson's family He states that "many of these songs came to him as a pleasant surprise and that feeling of grabbing the creative urge and running with it is what comes across throughout the running time". ==Critical reception==

{{Album ratings On Metacritic, which aggregates reviews from critics and assigns a normalised rating out of 100, 13 Rivers received a score of 81, based on one mixed and six positive reviews. with it being described as "brilliant" and "engaging" by PopMatters who stated that 13 Rivers was "a raw, unfiltered affair from a veteran artist who shows no signs of slowing down". and Uncut wrote that "13 Rivers is a sparse, raging and noisy record". AllMusic wrote that "Thompson's vocals are superb throughout" claiming that "13 Rivers is striking music from a musician who remains fresh, contemporary, and peerless". ==Track listing==

All tracks written by Richard Thompson: • "The Storm Won't Come" – 6:11 • "The Rattle Within" – 3:06 • "Her Love Was Meant for Me" – 5:01 • "Bones of Gilead" – 4:21 • "The Dog in You" – 4:54 • "Trying" – 3:35 • "Do All These Tears Belong to You?" – 4:13 • "My Rock, My Rope" – 3:19 • "You Can't Reach Me" – 3:58 • "O, Cinderella" – 3:49 • "No Matter" – 3:46 • "Pride" – 3:17 • "Shaking the Gates" – 4:00 ==Personnel==

• Richard Thompson – vocals, guitar and keyboards • Michael Jerome – drums, percussion and vocals • Taras Prodaniuk – bass guitar and vocals • Bobby Eichorn – guitar • Siobhan Maher Kennedy – harmony vocal • Judith Owen – harmony vocal on "No Matter" • Zara Phillips – harmony vocal ==Charts==