Dark Was the Night

by Blind Willie Johnson

Dark Was the Night cover art

Gathering the haunting, fiercely religious 1920s recordings of the legendary street evangelist, this compilation is a stark artifact of early gospel blues. Johnson paired intense, raspy vocals with masterfully aggressive slide guitar playing performed with a pocket knife. The title track famously achieved immortality when it was included on the Voyager Golden Record launched into deep space to represent humanity's capacity for profound melancholy.

Genres

  • Acoustic Texas Blues

Tracklist

  1. If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
  2. Dark Was The Night
  3. Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying
  4. Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
  5. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
  6. Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King
  7. Let Your Light Shine On Me
  8. John The Revelator
  9. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  10. God Moves On The Water
  11. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  12. Praise God I'm Satisfied
  13. Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
  14. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
  15. The Soul Of A Man
  16. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning