The Early Widows
{{Infobox album
| name = The Early Windows
| type = studio
| artist = Justin Rutledge
| cover = The Early Widows.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 4, 2010
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = alternative country
| length =
| label = Six Shooter Records
| producer = Hawksley Workman
| prev_title = Man Descending
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Valleyheart
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Early Widows
| type = Studio
| single1 = Be A Man
| single1date = 2010
}}
}}
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.[https://archive.today/20120714144131/http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=135&csid2=844&fid1=40621 "Exclusive: Toronto Singer-Songwriter Justin Rutledge Teams Up with Michael Ondaatje for Upcoming Stage Production, Begins Work on Fourth Album"]. Exclaim!, August 21, 2009.
The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/blue-rodeo-bss-on-polaris-long-list/article1607851/ "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list"]. The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2010.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Justin Rutledge, except where noted
|title1=Be a Man
|title2=Jack of Diamonds
|title3=Islands
|title4=The Heart of a River
|title5=I Have Not Seen the Light
|title6=Turn Around
|title7=Mrs. Montgomery
|title8=Snowmen
|title9=Carry On
|title10=All Around This World
}}
Ondaatje contributed to the writing of several of the songs,[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/justin-rutledge-teams-with-michael-ondaatje/article1529013/ "Justin Rutledge teams with Michael Ondaatje"]. The Globe and Mail, April 10, 2010. 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
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