here is the NFO file from Indietorrents
01 John the Revelator
02 You’ll Need Sombody On Your Bond
03 Let Your Light Shine On Me
04 Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
05 Lord, I Just Keep from Crying
06 If I Had My Way I’d Tear This Building Down
07 If it Had Not Been for Jesus
08 Church, I’m Fully Saved Today
09 The Soul of a Man
10 I’m Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
11 Can’t Nobody Hide from God
12 Sweeter as the Years Go By
13 Go With Me to That Land
14 Trouble Will Soon Be Over
15 Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave it There
16 Take Your Stand
Compilation info
All songs recorded between 1928 – 1931. Taken from the Yazoo records site:
“The most impassioned and influential of all early guitar evangelists, Johnson ranks far above his peers from an artistic standpoint. As a bottleneck guitarist, he remains of the greatest who ever lived; as a vocalist, his impassioned singing conveys an immediacy and fervor that admits few equals. These albums contain his complete works.”
The man attributed to turning a young John Fahey into a blues convert, Blind Willie Johnson had a power that could be symbolized best by the stark contrast within his vocal range, frequently going from a roar to a whisper in a split second, or within his affinity for country blues musical styles coupled with his staunchly evangelical views, recording in a period of time where many bluesmen were criticized by the evangelical community for their connection to secular music.
This album is meant to specifically represent the gospel portion of his discography.