Small Miracles (album)

2007 studio album by Blue Rodeo

Small Miracles

Studio album by

Blue Rodeo

Released| September 25, 2007
Recorded| 2007
Studio| The Woodshed, Toronto
Genre|

* Country rock
* roots rock[1]

Length| 57:09
Label| Warner Music Canada
Producer|

* Blue Rodeo
* Chris Shreenan-Dyck

Blue Rodeo chronology
| Live in Stratford
(2006)  | Small Miracles
(2007)  | Blue Road
(2008)

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Small Miracles is the eleventh studio album released by Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo, released on September 25, 2007.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

Although Small Miracles did not produce any high charting singles, such as 1990's "Til I Am Myself Again" which reached number 19 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, critical reception was generally positive. AllMusic marveled that the album "sounds this consistently fresh and inspired coming 20 years after Blue Rodeo's debut.".[3] The first single, C'mon, peaked at number 68 on the Canadian Hot 100. Although the second single, 3 Hours Away, did not chart, the following single, This Town, did.

In their review, Billboard noted that Blue Rodeo had not deviated away from their trademark roots rock sound of "twangy guitars and rootsy melodies", which is their "strength and weakness", though noted that the band do "mix it up" with the jazzy "Together", the Byrds-esque "C'mon" and the early 1970s feel of "Summer Girls".[1]

## Track listing

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All Songs by Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor unless noted.

1. "So Far Away" – 3:48
2. "This Town" – 3:47
3. "Blue House" (Cuddy, Keelor, Damian Rogers) – 3:25
4. "3 Hours Away" – 3:38
5. "It Makes Me Wonder" – 5:43
6. "Summer Girls" – 4:10
7. "Together" – 4:59
8. "Mystic River" – 4:11
9. "Black Ribbon" – 6:45
10. "C'mon" – 3:16
11. "Small Miracles" – 3:27
12. "Beautiful" – 6:15
13. "Where I Was Before" – 3:45

## Personnel

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Personnel taken from Small Miracles liner notes.[4]

Blue Rodeo

* Jim Cuddy – vocals, guitar, piano on "This Town"
* Bazil Donovan – bass
* Bob Egan – pedal steel guitar, mandolin
* Greg Keelor – vocals, guitar
* Glenn Milchem – drums, percussion
* Bob Packwood – piano, organ

Additional musicians

* Anne Lindsay – violin on "Summer Girls", "This Town", and "Beautiful", string arrangements on "Summer Girls", "This Town", and "Small Miracles"
* Adele Armin – violin on "Summer Girls", "This Town", and "Beautiful"
* Richard Armin – cello on "Small Miracles", "Summer Girls", "This Town", and "Beautiful"
* Claudio Vena – viola on "Summer Girls", "This Town", and "Beautiful"
* Gary Pattison – French horn on "Where I Was Before"
* Doug Riley – string arrangements on "Beautiful"

Production

* Blue Rodeo – production, mixing, horn arrangement on "Where I Was Before"
* Chris Shreenan-Dyck – production, recording, mixing, horn arrangement on "Where I Was Before"
* Leon Zervos – mastering

## Chart performance

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Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] | 5

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification

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Canada (Music Canada)[6] | Gold

## References

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1. ^ a b "Albums". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 45\. November 10, 2007. p. 52. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
2. ^ Horowitz, Hal. Small Miracles at AllMusic Allmusic review]
3. ^ Allmusic Review|https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1212968
4. ^ Small Miracles (CD liner notes). Blue Rodeo. 2007.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. ^ "Blue Rodeo Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
6. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Blue Rodeo – Small Miracles". Music Canada.

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Blue Rodeo

* Jim Cuddy
* Greg Keelor
* Bazil Donovan
* Glenn Milchem
* Michael Boguski
* Colin Cripps
* Jimmy Bowskill

* Cleave Anderson
* Kim Deschamps
* Bob Egan
* Mark French
* James Gray
* Bob Packwood
* Bob Wiseman

Studio albums|

* Outskirts
* Diamond Mine
* Casino
* Lost Together
* Five Days in July
* Nowhere to Here
* Tremolo
* The Days In Between
* Palace of Gold
* Are You Ready
* Small Miracles
* The Things We Left Behind
* In Our Nature
* A Merrie Christmas to You
* 1000 Arms
* Many a Mile

Live albums|

* Just Like a Vacation
* Live in Stratford
* Blue Road
* Live at Massey Hall

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Box sets|

* Blue Rodeo: 1987–1993

Notable singles|

* "Try"
* "Til I Am Myself Again"
* "What Am I Doing Here"
* "'Til I Gain Control Again"
* "Head over Heels"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Blue Rodeo: Lost Together

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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