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The Early Widows

2010 studio album by Justin Rutledge

The Early Widows is the fourth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge, released on May 4, 2010 on Six Shooter Records. The album, produced by Canadian singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman, was recorded at The Woodshed, a recording studio owned by Canadian country-rock band Blue Rodeo. According to Rutledge, the songs are written with a single character in mind from the Michael Ondaatje novel Divisadero.[1]

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The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Justin Rutledge, except where noted

Ondaatje contributed to the writing of several of the songs,[3] and is credited as co-writer on the single "Be a Man".

The track "I Have Not Seen the Light" is co-written with Nashville singer-songwriter Darrell Scott.

Personnel

  • David Baxter – electric guitar
  • Burke Carroll – pedal steel
  • Gary Craig – Stew Crookes – tubular bells, electric guitar
  • Bazil Donovan – bass
  • Julie Fader – voice
  • Blake Manning – drums, percussion
  • Oh Susanna – voice
  • Justin Rutledge – electric, acoustic and 12-string guitars, piano, wurlitzer, voice
  • Hawksley Workman – electric guitar, piano, percussion
  • Jesse Zubot – violin, viola, mandolin, soundscapes
  • Amoy Levy, Nevon Sinclair, Sharon Riley – choir

References

  1. [1]
    "Exclusive: Toronto Singer-Songwriter Justin Rutledge Teams Up with Michael Ondaatje for Upcoming Stage Production, Begins Work on Fourth Album". Exclaim!, August 21, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list". The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Justin Rutledge teams with Michael Ondaatje". The Globe and Mail, April 10, 2010.
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