The Things We Left Behind

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The Things We Left Behind
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Studio album by
Blue Rodeo
ReleasedNovember 10, 2009
Recorded2009
Studio
GenreCountry rock
Length84:31
LabelWarner Music Canada
ProducerBlue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo chronology
Blue Road
(2008) 		The Things We Left Behind
(2009) 		Blue Rodeo: 1987 - 1993
(2012)
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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.[2]

Formats

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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

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All songs written by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy. Disc 1

  1. "All the Things that Are Left Behind" - 4:26
  2. "One More Night" - 5:34
  3. "Waiting for the World" - 4:08
  4. "Never Look Back" - 3:19
  5. "Sheba" - 4:18
  6. "One Light Left in Heaven" - 5:52
  7. "Million Miles" - 9:04
  8. "Gossip" - 4:49

Disc 2

  1. "Don't Let the Darkness in Your Head" - 5:32
  2. "Arizona Dust" - 3:54
  3. "In My Bones" - 3:17
  4. "Candice" - 4:03
  5. "Wasted" - 5:55
  6. "You Said" - 4:25
  7. "And When You Wake Up" - 5:21
  8. "Venus Rising" - 10:34

Personnel

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Personnel taken from The Things We Left Behind liner notes.[3]

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

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] 6

Certifications

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Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Platinum

References

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