The Early Widows

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.

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

Track listing
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

 * 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