Released May 4, 2010 Release date 4 May 2010 Genre Alternative country | ||
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Nominations Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo Similar Justin Rutledge albums, Other albums | ||
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.
Contents
The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.
Track listing
All tracks written by Justin Rutledge, except where noted.
Ondaatje contributed to the writing of several of the songs, 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
Songs
1Be a Man4:32
2Jack of Diamonds5:11
3Islands6:56