Bruce County (From the Beginning)

Bruce County (From the Beginning) is the debut studio album by Canadian country music artist Owen Riegling. It was produced by Brad Hill and released on November 1, 2024, via Universal Music Canada. The album includes the singles "Love (The Sweater Song)", "Old Dirt Roads", and "Moonshines". It is an expansion of Riegling's extended play Bruce County, which was released on May 24, 2024. The EP won Album/EP of the Year at the 2025 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards, and the album won Album of the Year at the 2025 CCMA Awards.

Background and release

In a press release announcing the Bruce County EP, Riegling stated "These songs mean a lot to me, they tell the story of where I'm from, how I was raised and make me feel right at home". He named the release after Bruce County, Ontario, where he grew up, and remarked that "Bruce County is as much a part of me as my last name". The four tracks included on the EP were all recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.

Bruce County (From the Beginning) included the four tracks from the EP, along with the totality of Riegling's original songs released on Universal Music Canada, and one new track "The Call".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

• Austin Addams – guitar
• Rich Brinsfield – bass, bass guitar
• Mike Cervantes – master engineering
• Jeff Coggins – guitar
• Jim Cooley – mixing
• Tim Denbo – bass, bass guitar
• David Dorn – keyboards
• Andy Ellison – steel guitar
• Tim Galloway – guitar
• Brad Hill – master engineering, production, programming, recording
• Will Houchens – keyboards
• Billy Justineau – keyboards
• Nathan Keeterle – guitar
• Troy Keller – background vocals
• Matt King – drums
• Phil Lawson – drums
• Sol Littlefield – electric guitar, guitar
• Mike Melancon – drums
• Carl Miner – acoustic guitar, banjo, guitar
• Juma Molina – banjo
• Kristian Montano – master engineering
• Jordan Orbek – mixing
• Justin Ostrander – guitar
• Riley Owens – assistant engineer
• Owen Riegling – background vocals, bass guitar, drums, guitar, mixing, primary vocals, production, programming, recording
• Kristen Rogers – background vocals
• Scotty Sanders – pedal steel, steel guitar
• Jimmy Thow – background vocals, banjo, bass guitar, producer, programming, recording

Charts

Singles

Accolades

Release history

References