Didn't It Rain (Songs: Ohia album)

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. 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.

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.