The Things We Left Behind is the twelfth studio album released by Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo, released on November 10, 2009. It is their first studio double album, and is their longest album to date with a run time of 84 minutes.
The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize."Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list". The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2010.
Formats The Things We Left Behind is available as two CD's, two 180 gram LP's (which also included both CD's), and as a digital download.
Track listing All songs written by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy. Disc 1 "All the Things that Are Left Behind" - 4:26 "One More Night" - 5:34 "Waiting for the World" - 4:08 "Never Look Back" - 3:19 "Sheba" - 4:18 "One Light Left in Heaven" - 5:52 "Million Miles" - 9:04 "Gossip" - 4:49
Disc 2 "Don't Let the Darkness in Your Head" - 5:32 "Arizona Dust" - 3:54 "In My Bones" - 3:17 "Candice" - 4:03 "Wasted" - 5:55 "You Said" - 4:25 "And When You Wake Up" - 5:21 "Venus Rising" - 10:34
Personnel Personnel taken from The Things We Left Behind liner notes.
Blue Rodeo Bazil Donovan – bass Greg Keelor – vocals, guitar, Mellotron (track 1) Jim Cuddy – vocals, guitar, piano (tracks 1, 15, 16) Glenn Milchem – drums, percussion Bob Egan – pedal steel guitar, mandolin
Additional musicians Les Allt – flute (track 8) Michael Boguski – piano on (tracks 1, 7, 9, 10, 13), organ (tracks 2–4, 9, 13, 14, 16) Bryden Baird – strings and woodwind arrangements (track 8) Julie Fader – flute (track 14) Travis Good – slide guitar (track 11) Anne Lindsay – violin (tracks 6, 8, 11, 15), string arrangements (tracks 6, 11, 15) Peter Lutek – bassoon (track 8) John Marshman – cello (tracks 6, 8, 11, 15) Steve O'Connor – Wurlitzer (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7), piano (tracks 6–8, 12), organ (tracks 10, 12, 15) Wayne Petti – backing vocals (tracks 2–5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16) Oh Susanna – backing vocals (track 6) Jenny Thompson – violin (tracks 8, 15) Claudio Vena – viola (tracks 8, 15)
Production Blue Rodeo – production, mixing Darryl Neudorf – engineering, mixing Ian Osborn – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 7, 9) João Carvahlo – mastering
Chart performance Chart (2009) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard) 6
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