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