Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying
1929 single by Blind Willie Johnson
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| Single by Blind Willie Johnson | |
| Released | June 29, 1929 (1929-06-29) |
| Recorded | Dallas, Texas, December 5, 1928 |
| Genre | Gospel blues |
| Length | 3:04 |
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| Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
"Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying" is a traditional gospel blues song recorded in 1928 by Blind Willie Johnson (vocals and guitar) and Willis B. Harris (vocals), who is thought to have been his first wife.[1] Some versions of the song recorded by other artists have slightly different titles: for example, a comma after "Lord"; or, "Cryin'" instead of "Crying"; or, an appended "Sometime" or "Sometimes".
Recordings
- 1926–27 – Rev. H. R. Tomlin [2][3]
- 1966 – The Blues Project, on the album Projections, titled "I Can't Keep from Crying"
- 1967 – Brother Joe May, on the album Thank You Lord for One More Day [4]
- 1994 or before – Laura Henton [5][6]
- 1997 or before – Golden Gate Quartet[7]
- 1998 – Phoebe Snow, on the album I Can't Complain[8]
- 2004 or before – Bessie Johnson Sanctified Singers, on the compilation album Goodbye, Babylon [9]
- 2011 – The Barr Brothers, on the album The Barr Brothers[10]
- 2011 – Colin Stetson, on the album New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges[11]
- 2011 – Dave "Snaker" Ray, on the album My Blue Heaven[12]
References
- ^ Blind Willie Johnson: Lord I Can't Just Keep from Crying at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Reverend H. R. Tomlin / Rev. S. J. Worell: Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Reverend H. R. Tomlin: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Brother Joe May: I Just Can't Keep from Crying Sometime at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Laura Henton: Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Laura Henton: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Golden Gate Quartet / Blind Willie Johnson: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Phoebe Snow: I Can't Complain at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. Various Artists: Goodbye, Babylon at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ The Barr Brothers: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Colin Stetson: Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Dave Ray / Dave "Snaker" Ray: My Blue Heaven at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
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78 rpm records
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- "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time" / "If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down"
- "I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge"
- "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning" / "Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying"
- "God Don't Never Change" / "Let Your Light Shine on Me"
- "Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the King" / "You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond"
- "God Moves on the Water" / "Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There"
- "John the Revelator" / "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond"
- "The Rain Don't Fall on Me" / "Trouble Will Soon Be Over"
- "Praise God I'm Satisfied" / "When the War Was On"
- "Can't Nobody Hide from God" / "If It Had Not Been For Jesus"
- "The Soul of a Man" / "Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day"
- "Go with Me to That Land" / "Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right"
- "Take Your Stand" / "Sweeter as the Years Roll By"
- The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (1993)
- The Soul of a Man (2003)
- American Epic: The Best of Blind Willie Johnson (2017)
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