Blind Willie Johnson - Praise God I`m Satisfied

Artist:

Johnson, Blind Willie

UPC:

016351015822

See Also:

Estes, Sleepy John Hurt, Mississippi John

Description:

Personnel: Blind Willie Johnson (vocals, guitar).
The greatest of the blues` pre-war slide guitar masters, Blind Willie Johnson recorded for only a brief period during the late `20s and early `30s. For years, blues fans searching for Blind Willie Johnson`s driving evangelical blues had only one choice: Yazoo`s PRAISE GOD I`M SATISFIED and its companion, SWEETER AS THE YEARS GO BY.
As originally conceived, PRAISE GOD I`M SATISFIED was to present Johnson`s 14 greatest tracks, while SWEETER gathers his remaining 15 released tracks. One might regard PRAISE GOD as a "greatest hits" package, then; every track shimmers with rasping, impassioned vocals and virtuoso guitar licks (the same, however, can be said of SWEETER). The sound quality is remarkably good considering the early vintage of these recordings, and the performances are transcendent. Johnson`s music is difficult to describe because nothing else is quite like it, but you can rest assured of one thing: once you`ve heard it, you`re not likely to ever forget it.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Jesus Make up My Dying Bed
2. Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)
3. Praise God I`m Satisfied
4. Bye and Bye I`m Goin` to See the King
5. You`re Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
6. When the War Was On
7. God Moves on the Water
8. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
9. God Don`t Never Change
10. Rain Don`t Fall on Me, The
11. Nobody`s Fault But Mine
12. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
13. Jesus Is Coming Soon
14. Mother`s Children Have a Hard Time

Album Information

Release Date:

01/01/1990

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Texas/W. Coast Blues

Label:

Yazoo

Catalog Number:

YAZCD 1058

Original Release Year:

1989

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mono

Runtime:

43 : 58

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