''40 Days'' is the debut full-length album from Canadian folk trio
The Wailin' Jennys. The lineup of the group at the time was
Ruth Moody,
Nicky Mehta, and
Cara Luft. This was the last recording to feature Luft, who left the group the following year.
Although the title, ''40 Days'' appears as a line in the song "Something to Hold Onto", and traditionally has
religious significance it was chosen for another reason. The title is actually the number of days it took the Jennys to record and refine the album and is a tribute to the experiences encountered during that time.
The album features three tracks contributed by each of the band's three songwriters and covers of
Neil Young's "
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" and
John Hiatt's "
Take It Down
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". The group rounds out the collection with the traditional farewell, "The Parting Glass".
The album received the
2005 Juno Award
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for "Roots & Traditional Album of the Year by a Group".
In 2015, a cover of "One Voice" was recorded for the animal rights documentary film ''
A Dog Named Gucci'' by
Norah Jones,
Aimee Mann,
Susanna Hoffs
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Lydia Loveless
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,
Neko Case,
Kathryn Calder, and
Brian May.
Track listing
Personnel
The Wailin' Jennys:
*Cara Luft - vocals, acoustic guitar (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12), electric guitar (9), dobro (11)
*Nicky Mehta - vocals, acoustic guitar (3, 6, 9, 12), harmonica (4, 11), cajón (2)
*Ruth Moody - vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 4, 8, 11), bodhran (2, 5, 10), piano (9), organ (6), accordion (12)
Additional musical contributions:
*Kevin Breit - electric guitar (6), dobro (4), mandolin (1), mandocello (1)
*Andrew Downing - acoustic bass (1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12)
*Christian Dugas - drums and percussion on "Beautiful Dawn"
*Mark Mariash - drums (3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12), percussion (3, 6, 9, 11, 12), additional percussion on "Beautiful Dawn"
*Richard Moody - viola (3, 5), fiddle (8)
*David Travers-Smith - organ (5, 11), trumpet (3), piano guts (5)
References
External Links
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2004 debut albums
The Wailin' Jennys albums
Festival Distribution albums
Red House Records albums
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