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

Songs: Ohia

Jason Molina is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Lorain, Ohio. He first came to prominence performing and recording as Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast of musicians...

, named after a song popularized by Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson – January 27, 1972) was an African-American gospel singer. Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel"...

 and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It was recorded by Edan Cohen at Soundgun Studios in Philadelphia and released by Secretly Canadian

Secretly Canadian

Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. It was started in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic...

 on March 5, 2002. The Metacritic

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 website gave the album a composite rating of 85, ranking it tenth 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

Recording information

• Jason Molina
• Jennie Benford
• Mike Brenner
• Jim Krewson

• Recorded by Edan Cohen

External links

• Secretly Canadian press release
• Reviews at metacritic.com