Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) / Love in Vain Blues

by Robert Johnson

Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) / Love in Vain Blues cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: February 1939
  • Label: Vocalion
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:42
  • Community rating: 4.44/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released posthumously, this iconic slice of acoustic blues contrasts frenetic slide guitar virtuosity with devastating, introspective lyricism. The B-side's melancholic depiction of a departing train heavily influenced generations of subsequent rock and folk songwriters.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Cross Road Blues (2:29)
  2. Terraplane Blues (3:01)
  3. Come On In My Kitchen (2:52)
  4. Walkin' Blues (2:30)
  5. Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2:39)
  6. 32-20 Blues (2:50)
  7. Kind Hearted Woman Blues (2:51)
  8. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (2:36)
  9. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) (2:52)
  10. When You Got a Good Friend (2:38)
  11. Ramblin' On My Mind (2:52)
  12. Stones In My Passway (2:28)
  13. Traveling Riverside Blues (2:47)
  14. Milkcow's Calf Blues (2:17)
  15. Me and the Devil Blues (2:34)
  16. Hell Hound On My Trail (2:37)
  17. Traveling Riverside Blues - Alternate Take (2:39)

Credits

  • Robert Johnson - primary artist, vocals, guitar, songwriter
  • Don Law - producer

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