''Wide Mouth Mason'' is the eponymous second studio album by the
Canadian
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blues-rock band
Wide Mouth Mason
Wide Mouth Mason is a Canadian blues-based rock band, consisting of Shaun Verreault (Lead Vocals, Guitar) and Safwan Javed (Percussion, Backing Vocals). Former bassist Earl Pereira was also co-founder of Wide Mouth Mason. The band hails from S ...
and the first to be released on a major label. The band re-recorded most of their independent first album, ''The Nazarene'', for inclusion on the album as well as the new song "This Mourning". The album was certified
Gold
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/ref> on the strength of the singles "Midnight Rain", "My Old Self", "This Mourning" and "The Game".
Track listing
All songs were written by Wide Mouth Mason.
# "My Old Self" - 3:48
# "Midnight Rain" - 3:47
# "Tom Robinson" - 2:59
# "The River Song" - 3:23
# "This Mourning" - 4:55
# "The Preacherman's Song" - 3:04
# "The Game" - 3:57
# "All It Amounts To" - 4:29
# "Corn Rows" - 4:17
# "Sister Sally" - 5:25
# "Tell Me" - 3:34
# "Mary Mary" - 4:15
Personnel
* Shaun Verreault - guitar
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s, vocals
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* Earl Pereira - bass guitar
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, backing vocals
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* Safwan Javed - drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians:
* Tanya Hancheroff
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- backing vocals on tracks 5, 8 and 9
* Mike Kalanj
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- hammond organ on tracks 10 and 12
* Mike Weaver - rhodes
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on track 9
* Natasha Boyko
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- cello
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on track 4
* Kilarney Secondary High School Choir - backing vocals on track 8
* Colin James
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Biography Early years
James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His grandpa was Serbian. He got his break opening for Stevie Ray V ...
- dobro on track 6
References
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1997 albums
Wide Mouth Mason albums
Albums recorded at Greenhouse Studios