Didn't It Rain (Songs: Ohia album)

Didn't It Rain
Studio album by
Songs: Ohia
ReleasedMarch 5, 2002 (2002-03-05)
GenreIndie rock, folk rock, alt-country, blues
Length43:25
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerEdan Cohen
Songs: Ohia chronology
Mi Sei Apparso Come Un Fantasma
(2001) 		Didn't It Rain
(2002) 		The Magnolia Electric Co.
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork Media8.4/10 (2002)[1]
8.8/10 (2014)[2]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Jason Molina.

  1. "Didn't It Rain" — 7:49
  2. "Steve Albini's Blues" — 5:51
  3. "Ring the Bell" — 6:11
  4. "Cross the Road, Molina" — 6:00
  5. "Blue Factory Flame" — 8:29
  6. "Two Blue Lights" — 2:14
  7. "Blue Chicago Moon" — 6:49

The 2014 Re-release included an extra disc of demos:

  1. "Didn't It Rain" — 6:57
  2. "Ring the Bell", Working Title: "Depression No. 42" — 6:48
  3. "Cross the Road, Molina", Working Title: "Chicago City Moon" — 5:03
  4. "Blue Factory Flame" — 8:20
  5. "Two Blue Lights" — 3:03
  6. "Blue Chicago Moon" — 6:32
  7. "The Gray Tour", Working Title: "Waiting It's Whole Life" (Later Re-Recorded for The Grey Tower 7") — 4:28
  8. "Spectral Alphabet" (Later Re-Recorded for Pyramid Electric Co.) — 5:05

Recording information

Didn't It Rain was recorded as a live studio album.[6]

The album title is a reference to the song of the same name by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.[4]

References

  1. ^ Dare, Christopher (12 March 2002). "Songs: Ohia: Didn't It Rain Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ Heller, Jason (1 December 2014). "Songs: Ohia: Didn't It Rain Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ a b "Jason Molina Book Excerpt: The Making of Songs: Ohia's 'Didn't It Rain'". 2 December 2014.
  5. ^ Metacritic: Best Albums of 2002
  6. ^ Pitchfork Media review