Didn't It Rain (Songs: Ohia album)

Didn't It Rain
Studio album by
Songs: Ohia
ReleasedMarch 5, 2002 (2002-03-05)
GenreIndie rock, folk rock, alt-country, blues
Length43:25
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerEdan Cohen
Songs: Ohia chronology
Mi Sei Apparso Come Un Fantasma
(2001) 		Didn't It Rain
(2002) 		The Magnolia Electric Co.
(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Drowned in Sound10/10[4]
Mojo[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork8.4/10 (2002)[7]
8.8/10 (2014)[8]
Uncut9/10[6]

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.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

The album title is a reference to the song of the same name by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for Didn't It Rain by Songs: Ohia". Metacritic. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Didn't It Rain may be simplistic compared to its more eclectic and haunting predecessor ['Ghost Tropic'], but it evokes the world-weary tones of Neil Young's 1970 masterpiece After The Gold Rush. [Jun 2002, p.86]
  4. ^ Tudor, Alexander (March 18, 2013). "Where to Start with... Jason Molina, Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  5. ^ The results are mesmeric in their stately extrapolation of gloom. [May 2002, p.102]
  6. ^ a b "Songs: Ohia - Didn't It Rain". Album of the Year. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  7. ^ Dare, Christopher (March 12, 2002). "Songs: Ohia: Didn't It Rain Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Heller, Jason (December 1, 2014). "Songs: Ohia: Didn't It Rain Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Jason Molina Book Excerpt: The Making of Songs: Ohia's 'Didn't It Rain'". December 2, 2014.
  10. ^ Metacritic: Best Albums of 2002
  11. ^ Pitchfork Media review
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