Blind Willie Johnson : Nobodys Fault But Mine

Original Recordings 1927-30

1 I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole - 3:05 2 Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed - 3:10 3 It's Nobody's Fault But Mine - 3:09 4 Mother's Children Have a Hard Time - 3:21 5 Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground) - 3:19 6 If I Had My Way I'd Burn the Building Down - 3:08 7 I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge - 3:23 8 Jesus Is Coming Soon - 3:10 9 Lord I Just Can't Help from Crying - 3:00 10 Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning - 3:03 11 God Don't Never Change - 2:56 12 Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the Ring - 2:52 13 When the War Was On - 3:04 14 Praise God I'm Satisfied - 3:12 15 God Moves on the Water - 3:01 16 Can't Nobody Hide from God - 3:23 17 The Rain Don't Fall on Me - 3:20 18 Trouble Will Soon Be Over - 3:08 19 The Soul of a Man - 3:15 20 Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right - 3:07 21 Church, I'm Fully Save Today - 3:08 22 John the Revelator - 3:17 23 You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond - 3:10

Not a blues singer in the generally accepted sense, Blind Willie Johnson was really a singing preacher with a killer slide guitar style and a guttural voice that indicated clearly that he wasn't about to mess around with the small stuff. While many blues singers woke up in the morning wondering where their lovers went, Johnson woke up wondering about their souls. His was a desolate, cold world where the one true goal was deliverance, and his genius as a musician was in his ability to convey the darkness that reaches toward the light. This collection from Rev-Ola contains 23 of the 30 tracks Johnson recorded in his lifetime, and all of the indispensable cuts are here, including "God Moves on the Water," "John the Revelator," the chilling, beautiful, and wordless "Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)," the Old Testament fire and brimstone of "If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down," and his clearest statement of position, "The Soul of a Man." ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi

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