The Things We Left Behind

The Things We Left Behind
Studio album by Blue Rodeo
Released	November 10, 2009
Recorded	2009
Studio	The Woodshed, Toronto Lost Cause, Peterborough, Ontario
Genre	Country rock
Length	84:31
Label	Warner Music Canada
Producer	Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo chronology
Blue Road (2008) The Things We Left Behind (2009) Blue Rodeo: 1987 - 1993 (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

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

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

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

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

Certifications

Region	Certification
Canada (Music Canada) [5]	Platinum

References

1. Horowitz, Hal. "Review: The Things We Left Behind". Allmusic . Retrieved 25 January 2010.
2. "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list". The Globe and Mail , June 17, 2010.
3. The Things We Left Behind (CD liner notes). Blue Rodeo. 2009.
4. "Blue Rodeo Album & Song Chart History - Top Canadian Albums". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved March 12, 2014.
5. "Canadian album certifications – Blue Rodeo – The Things We Left Behind". Music Canada.