Dark Was the Night

~ Release by Blind Willie Johnson (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:10
2Dark Was the Night
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional]
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:21
3Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying (on 1928-12-05)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:03
4Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day (on 1930-04-20)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:09
5Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
version of:
Jesus Goin' A-Make Up My Dying Bed
3:13
6Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the King
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
recording of:
Bye and Bye We’re Going to See the King (on 1929-12-10)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
2:53
7Let Your Light Shine on Me
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
recording of:
Let Your Light Shine on Me (on 1929-12-10)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:11
8John the Revelator
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20), Angeline Johnson (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
John the Revelator (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6701)
3:19
9I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:05
10God Moves on the Water
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-11)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
recording of:
God Moves on the Water (on 1929-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:01
11Trouble Will Soon Be Over
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
Trouble Will Soon Be Over (on 1930-04-20)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:09
12Praise God I'm Satisfied
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-11)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
vocals:
[unknown] (on 1929-12-11) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
recording of:
Praise God I'm Satisfied (on 1929-12-11)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:13
13Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
Mother's Children Have a Hard Time (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:24
14It's Nobody's Fault but Mine
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional]
3:11
15The Soul of a Man
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
The Soul of a Man (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:15
16Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (on 1928-12-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
is based on:
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
3:03

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ASIN:US: B000007T4R [info]