The Early Widows is the fourth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge, released on May 4, 2010 on Six Shooter Records.

The album, produced by Canadian singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman, was recorded at The Woodshed, a recording studio owned by Canadian country-rock band Blue Rodeo.

According to Rutledge, the songs are written with a single character in mind from the Michael Ondaatje novel Divisadero.

[2] All tracks are written by Justin Rutledge, except where notedOndaatje contributed to the writing of several of the songs,[3] and is credited as co-writer on the single "Be a Man".

The track "I Have Not Seen the Light" is co-written with Nashville singer-songwriter Darrell Scott.