Didn't It Rain (Songs: Ohia album)

Didn't It Rain is the sixth regular album by American musician Songs: Ohia.

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) The Magnolia Electric Co. (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Pitchfork Media	8.4/10 (2002)^[1] 8.8/10 (2014)^[2]

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]

• 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.^[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. "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

External links

• Secretly Canadian press release
• Reviews at metacritic.com