The Things We Left Behind


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.

Formats

The Things We Left Behind is available as two CD's, two 180 gram LP'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.
Blue Rodeo
Additional musicians
  • Les Allt – flute
  • Michael Boguski – piano on, organ
  • Bryden Baird – strings and woodwind arrangements
  • Julie Fader – flute
  • Travis Good – slide guitar
  • Anne Lindsay – violin, string arrangements
  • Peter Lutek – bassoon
  • John Marshman – cello
  • Steve O'Connor – Wurlitzer, piano, organ
  • Wayne Petti – backing vocals
  • Oh Susanna – backing vocals
  • Jenny Thompson – violin
  • Claudio Vena – viola
Production
  • Blue Rodeo – production, mixing
  • Darryl Neudorf – engineering, mixing
  • Ian Osborn – engineering assistance
  • João Carvahlo – mastering