Didn't It Rain (Songs: Ohia album)
| Didn't It Rain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 5, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, folk rock, alt-country, blues | |||
| Length | 43:25 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
| Producer | Edan Cohen | |||
| Songs: Ohia chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Alternative Press | |
| Drowned in Sound | 10/10 |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10 (2002) 8.8/10 (2014) |
| Uncut | 9/10 |
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. 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.