Album The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (cd1) by Blind Willie Johnson Review

If you've never heard Blind Willie Johnson, you are in for one of the great, bone-chilling treats in music. Johnson played slide guitar and sang in a rasping, false bass that could freeze the blood. But no bluesman was he; this was gospel music of the highest order, full of emotion and heartfelt commitment. Of all the guitar-playing evangelists, Blind Willie Johnson may have been the very best. Though not related by bloodlines to Robert Johnson, comparisons in the emotional commitment of both men cannot be helped. This two-CD anthology collects everything known to exist, and that's a lot of stark, harrowing, emotional commitment no matter how you slice it. Not for the faint of heart, but hey, the good stuff never is.

Review by allmusic.com

Tracks on this album

#	Track title	Track length	Preview	Download
1	Bye Bye I`m Going To See The King	2:54	preview song Bye Bye I`m Going To See The King	Download track Bye Bye I`m Going To See The King
2	Dark Was The Night- Cold Was The Ground	3:22	preview song Dark Was The Night- Cold Was The Ground	Download track Dark Was The Night- Cold Was The Ground
3	God Don`t Never Change	2:59	preview song God Don`t Never Change	Download track God Don`t Never Change
4	I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole	3:05	preview song I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole	Download track I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
5	I`m Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge	3:25	preview song I`m Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge	Download track I`m Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
6	If I Had My Way I`d Tear The Building Down	3:10	preview song If I Had My Way I`d Tear The Building Down	Download track If I Had My Way I`d Tear The Building Down
7	It`s Nobody`s Fault But Mine	3:11	preview song It`s Nobody`s Fault But Mine	Download track It`s Nobody`s Fault But Mine
8	Jesus Is Coning Soon	3:13	preview song Jesus Is Coning Soon	Download track Jesus Is Coning Soon
9	Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed	3:14	preview song Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed	Download track Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
10	Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning	3:05	preview song Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning	Download track Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
11	Let Your Light Shine On Me	3:11	preview song Let Your Light Shine On Me	Download track Let Your Light Shine On Me
12	Lord I Just Can`t Keep From Crying	3:03	preview song Lord I Just Can`t Keep From Crying	Download track Lord I Just Can`t Keep From Crying
13	Mother`s Children Have A Hard Time	3:24	preview song Mother`s Children Have A Hard Time	Download track Mother`s Children Have A Hard Time
14	Sweeter As The Years Roll By	2:47	preview song Sweeter As The Years Roll By	Download track Sweeter As The Years Roll By