The Mountain (Heartless Bastards album)

The Mountain
Studio album by Heartless Bastards
Released	February 3, 2009
Genre	Blues-rock
Label	Fat Possum Records
Producer	Mike McCarthy
Heartless Bastards chronology
All This Time (2006) The Mountain (2009) Arrow (2012)

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The Mountain is the third album by American blues-rock band Heartless Bastards. It is their third release on Fat Possum Records and their first album without original drummer Kevin Vaughn and bassist Mike Lamping. The album was produced by Spoon producer Mike McCarthy and was released on February 3, 2009.

Track listing

All tracks written by Erika Wennerstrom.

1. "The Mountain" – 5:19
2. "Could Be So Happy" – 3:51
3. "Early in the Morning" – 2:27
4. "Hold Your Head High" – 5:05
5. "Out at Sea" – 3:24
6. "Nothing Seems the Same" – 5:38
7. "Wide Awake" – 3:05
8. "So Quiet" – 2:41
9. "Had to Go" – 7:29
10. "Witchypoo" – 5:22
11. "Sway" – 5:53

Personnel

• Erika Wennerstrom – guitar, vocals
• Marc Nathan – guitar
• Willie "Maceo 2" Rhodes – guitar
• Billy White – bass
• Doni Schroader – drums
• Zy Orange Lyn – violin, mandolin