Music critic Marisa Brown, writing for Allmusic noted the traditional tone of I'm a Mountain and wrote: "The musicianship on the entire album is fantastic, especially the guitar, which ranges in style from Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird...

-type riffs to bluegrass fingerpicking with a classical bent. Harmer's lyrics also show this versatility." She also writes "Harmer occasionally falls victim to the folksinger's greatest vice, the overextended metaphor, but for the most part her lyrics are direct and personal without being too sentimental, and her melodies are tuneful and catchy but not too predictable... it is Harmer's voice that her fans want to listen to, and I'm a Mountain delivers that perfectly."

Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

magazine's review singled out several songs, writing "Harmer's ongoing personal discovery has been a joy through these past few years, and with this latest turn is no different."

Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...

gave All of Our Name a B+ rating, specifically praising Harmer's cover

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...

's "Will He be Waiting for Me", writing: "The soothing lo-fi-ness of Sarah Harmer's folk-country tunes, and her warm crystal-clear vocals... offer a lovely respite."

Track listing

All tracks written by Harmer except as noted.

1. "The Ring" – 3:09
2. "I am Aglow" – 2:44
3. "Oleander" – 3:28
4. "I'm a Mountain" – 3:09
5. "Goin' Out" – 4:56
6. "Will He be Waiting for Me" (Dolly Parton
   Dolly Parton
   Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
   
   ) – 3:36
7. "Escarpment Blues" – 4:01
8. "The Phoenix" – 3:55
9. "Salamandre" (Chris Brown, Kate Fenner
   Kate Fenner
   Kate Fenner is a Canadian musician, currently based in New York City. She was one of the primary singers and songwriters for the Canadian alternative rock band Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in the 1980s and 1990s. When that band broke up, Fenner continued performing as a duo with her Bourbon bandmate...
   
   ) – 2:37
10. "Luther's Got the Blues" (Luther Wright) – 3:50
11. "How Deep in the Valley" – 5:07

Personnel

• Sarah Harmer
  Sarah Harmer
  Sarah Harmer is a Canadian singer-songwriter and activist.-Biography:Born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician's lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister Mary started taking her to concerts by the well-known Tragically Hip. At the age of 17, she...
  
   – vocals, guitar
• Chris Bartos – fiddle
• Willie P. Bennett
  Willie P. Bennett
  Willie P. Bennett was a Canadian folk-music singer and song writer.-Life and career:Born William Patrick Bennett in Toronto, Ontario, Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, alongside such figures as Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers and David Wiffen...
  
   – harmonica
• Luther Wright – banjo, harmonica, harmony vocals
• Dan Curtis – guitar
• John Dinsmore
  NQ Arbuckle
  NQ Arbuckle is a Canadian alternative country band, consisting of Neville Quinlan , Mark Kesper, Peter Kesper and John Dinsmore...
  
   – bass
• Jason Euringer
  Jason Euringer
  Jason Euringer is a Canadian musician.A guitarist/vocalist and bass player, he frequently appears on recordings by artists in the Kingston, Ontario scene, including Weeping Tile, Sarah Harmer and Luther Wright and the Wrongs. Harmer's 1999 album Songs for Clem included a cover credit for Euringer.-...
  
  – harmony vocals, upright bass
• Spencer Evans – clarinet, piano, accordion
• Dean Stone – percussion
• Clem Harmer – harmony vocals

Production

• Producer by Sarah Harmer, Martin Kinack and Gavin Brown
• Mixed by Dennis Tougas and Martin Kinack
• Engineered by Dennis Tougas and Martin Kinack
• Mastered by Joao Carvalho