Wide Mouth Mason is the eponymous second studio album by the Canadian

Canada

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 blues-rock

Blues-rock

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 band Wide Mouth Mason

Wide Mouth Mason

Wide Mouth Mason is a Canadian blues-based rock band, consisting of Shaun Verreault , Safwan Javed , and Gordie Johnson . Former bassist Earl Pereira was also co-founder of Wide Mouth Mason...

 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 in Canada on 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.

1. "My Old Self" - 3:48
2. "Midnight Rain" - 3:47
3. "Tom Robinson" - 2:59
4. "The River Song" - 3:23
5. "This Mourning" - 4:55
6. "The Preacherman's Song" - 3:04
7. "The Game" - 3:57
8. "All It Amounts To" - 4:29
9. "Corn Rows" - 4:17
10. "Sister Sally" - 5:25
11. "Tell Me" - 3:34
12. "Mary Mary" - 4:15

Personnel

• Shaun Verreault - guitar
  Guitar
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  s, vocals
  Singing
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• Earl Pereira - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Safwan Javed - drums
  Drum kit
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  , backing vocals

Additional musicians:

• Tanya Hancheroff - backing vocals on tracks 5, 8 and 9
• Mike Kalanj - hammond organ
  Hammond organ
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   on tracks 10 and 12
• Mike Weaver - rhodes
  Rhodes piano
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   on track 9
• Natasha Boyko - cello
  Cello
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   on track 4
• Kilarney Secondary High School Choir - backing vocals on track 8
• Colin James
  Colin James
  Colin James is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who plays in the blues, rock, and neo-swing genres. He grew up as a Quaker.-Early years:...
  
   - dobro
  Dobro
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  on track 6