Bruce County (From the Beginning) | ||||
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Released | May 24, 2024 (EP) November 1, 2024 (album) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 19:17(EP) 41:36 (album) | |||
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Owen Riegling chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bruce County (From the Beginning) | ||||
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"Bruce County" (EP) | ||||
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Bruce County (From the Beginning) is the debut studio album by Canadian country music artist Owen Riegling. It was produced by Brad Hill and released on November 1,2024,via Universal Music Canada. [1] The album includes the singles "Love (The Sweater Song)","Old Dirt Roads",and "Moonshines". [2] It is an expansion of Riegling's extended play Bruce County,which was released on May 24,2024. [3] The EP won Album/EP of the Year at the 2025 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards,and the album won Album of the Year at the 2025 CCMA Awards. [4] [5]
In a press release announcing the Bruce County EP,Riegling stated "These songs mean a lot to me,they tell the story of where I'm from,how I was raised and make me feel right at home". [6] He named the release after Bruce County,Ontario,where he grew up,and remarked that "Bruce County is as much a part of me as my last name". [7] The four tracks included on the EP were all recorded in Nashville,Tennessee. [8]
Bruce County (From the Beginning) included the four tracks from the EP,along with the totality of Riegling's original songs released on Universal Music Canada,and one new track "The Call". [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Moonshines" |
| 3:44 |
2. | "Dan" |
| 5:02 |
3. | "Bud Light the Way" | Riegling | 3:10 |
4. | "Old Dirt Roads" | Riegling | 3:48 |
5. | "Dan - Single Version" |
| 3:32 |
Total length: | 19:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Moonshines" |
| 3:44 |
2. | "Home Less" |
| 3:28 |
3. | "In My Head Again" |
| 4:12 |
4. | "Weekend You" |
| 3:37 |
5. | "Bud Light the Way" | Riegling | 3:10 |
6. | "Love (The Sweater Song)" | Riegling | 2:47 |
7. | "Church" |
| 3:31 |
8. | "Old Dirt Roads" | Riegling | 3:48 |
9. | "A Part of Me" | Riegling | 3:15 |
10. | "Dan" |
| 5:02 |
11. | "The Call" | Riegling | 4:59 |
Total length: | 41:36 |
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [9]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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CAN [10] | CAN Country [11] | |||
"Love (The Sweater Song)" | 2023 | — | 29 | |
"Old Dirt Roads" | 69 | 2 | ||
"Moonshines" | 2024 | 94 | 2 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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2024 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Single of the Year | "Old Dirt Roads" | Nominated | [13] [14] |
Canadian Country Music Association | Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Old Dirt Roads" | Won | [15] [16] | |
2025 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album/EP of the Year | Bruce County | Won | [17] [4] |
Music Video of the Year | "Moonshines" | Nominated | |||
Single of the Year | "Moonshines" | Won | |||
Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Moonshines" | Won | |||
Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year | Bruce County (From the Beginning) | Won | [5] [18] | |
Single of the Year | "Moonshines" | Nominated | |||
Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Moonshines" | Nominated | |||
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | May 24, 2024 | Digital download | Universal Music Canada | [19] |
Streaming | ||||
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | November 1, 2024 | Digital download | Universal Music Canada | [20] |
Streaming | ||||
November 8, 2024 | CD | |||
Vinyl | ||||