Didn't It Rain (Songs: Ohia album)

Didn't It Rain
Studio album by Songs: Ohia
Released	March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05)
Genre	Indie rock, folk rock, alt-country, blues
Length	43:25
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer	Edan Cohen
Songs: Ohia chronology
Mi Sei Apparso Come Un Fantasma (2001) Didn't It Rain (2002) Magnolia Electric Co. (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork Media	(8.8/10)

Didn't It Rain is the sixth regular album by American musician Songs: Ohia, named after "Didn't It Rain", a traditional song popularized by Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1948 and Mahalia Jackson in 1954. 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.

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.

• 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.

External links

• Secretly Canadian press release
• Reviews at metacritic.com