Didn't It Rain is the sixth regular album by American musician Songs: Ohia.
The album is named after "Didn't It Rain", a traditional song popularized by Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1948 and Mahalia Jackson in 1954. Written and published by Henry Thacker Burleigh (1866 - 1949).
It was recorded by Edan Cohen at Soundgun Studios in Philadelphia and released by Secretly Canadian on March 5, 2002. The Metacritic website gave the album a composite rating of 85, ranking it thirteenth among the best albums of 2002.
Track listing All songs written by Jason Molina. "Didn't It Rain" — 7:49 "Steve Albini's Blues" — 5:51 "Ring the Bell" — 6:11 "Cross the Road, Molina" — 6:00 "Blue Factory Flame" — 8:29 "Two Blue Lights" — 2:14 "Blue Chicago Moon" — 6:49
The 2014 Re-release included an extra disc of demos:
"Didn't It Rain" — 6:57 "Ring the Bell", Working Title: "Depression No. 42" — 6:48 "Cross the Road, Molina", Working Title: "Chicago City Moon" — 5:03 "Blue Factory Flame" — 8:20 "Two Blue Lights" — 3:03 "Blue Chicago Moon" — 6:32 "The Gray Tour", Working Title: "Waiting It's Whole Life" (Later Re-Recorded for The Grey Tower 7") — 4:28 "Spectral Alphabet" (Later Re-Recorded for Pyramid Electric Co.) — 5:05
Recording information Didn't It Rain was recorded as a live studio album.
Jason Molina Jennie Benford Mike Brenner Jim Krewson Recorded by Edan Cohen
The album title is a reference to the song of the same name by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
References
External links Secretly Canadian press release Reviews at Metacritic.com