Lord, I Just Can’t Keep From Cryin’

~ Recording by Blind Willie Johnson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Cryin'3:03Blind Willie JohnsonLegends of the Blues, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 46215
1.4Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Cryin'3:04Blind Willie JohnsonLegends of the Blues, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)467 245 2
1.5Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:04Blind Willie JohnsonSweeter as the Years Go ByBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-12-11
Yazoo Records1078
1.5Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:03Blind Willie JohnsonBlues LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCDCD 1028
1.9Lord I Can’t Just Keep From Crying3:03Blind Willie JohnsonThe Complete Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2K 52835
1.3Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:04Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was the Night: The Essential Recordings of Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1995-10-17
Indigo (a sub-label of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)IGOCD 2024
1.7Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:02Blind Willie JohnsonCotton Pickin' BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.10Lord, I Just Can’t Keep From Crying3:02Blind Willie JohnsonThe World of Gospel Vol. 2The Golden Gate QuartetAlbum
ZYX Music (Bootleg imitator of the real ZYX Music), ZYX MusicZYX 11054-2
1.3Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying (Album Version)3:00Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was The Night (Mojo Workin'- Blues For The Next Generation)Blind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1998-06-04
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.9Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:03Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was the NightBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)COL 489892 2
1.3Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:03Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was the NightBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65516
1.5Lord I Can't Just Keep From Crying3:03Blind Willie JohnsonFolk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be UnbrokenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)J2K 65804
9.5Lord I Can’t Just Keep From Crying3:01Blind Willie JohnsonSony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.)JXK 65750
3.7Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying3:03Blind Willie JohnsonGoodbye, BabylonVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-10-27
Dust‐to‐DigitalDTD-01
1.3Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:04Blind Willie JohnsonKing of the Guitar EvangelistsBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Saga (French, has series 'Saga Jazz', 'Saga Blues' and 'Modern Series')982 077-9
2.23Lord, I Just Can’t Keep From Crying3:04Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson and the Guitar EvangelistsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-01-25
JSP RecordsJSP7737
1.4Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Cryin'3:04Blind Willie JohnsonLegends of the Blues, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008-05-02
Blue Label (German, division of SPV GmbH)
1.21Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:02Blind Willie JohnsonComplete Roots: The Roots of The White StripesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Snapper MusicSBLUECD063
1.19Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying3:04Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was the NightBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2010-03-15
Brownsville
1.9Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying3:02Blind Willie JohnsonComplete Recorded Titles, Volume 1: 1927 to 10th December 1929Blind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5690
1.10Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying3:03Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-08-26
World Music NetworkRGNET1299LP
1.12Lord I Can’t Just Keep From Crying3:04Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-08-27
World Music NetworkRGNET1299CD
1.9Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying2:59Blind Willie Johnson with Willie B. RichardsonBlind Willie Johnson, Vol. 1 (1927-1929)Blind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-02-03
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5690
5.4Lord, I Just Can’t Keep From Cryin’3:04Blind Willie JohnsonRoots & BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875043322
1.1Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Cryin’3:05Blind Willie JohnsonRoots of Soul 1928–1962Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 5430
1.5Lord I Can’t Just Keep From Crying3:00Blind Willie JohnsonFolk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be UnbrokenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2016-08-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.10Lord I Can’t Just Keep From Crying3:05Blind Willie JohnsonAmerican Epic: The Best of Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2017-05-12
Third Man RecordsTMR-462
1.2Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying3:04Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Holy BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-09-29
World Music NetworkRGNET1360CD
1.2Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:03Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Holy BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-10-27
World Music NetworkRGNET1360LP
1.9Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:01Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was The Night, Cold Was The GroundBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2021-12-17
Night Records (Label co-founded by Jean-Luc Navette and Les Disques De La Face Cachée)
1.5Lord I Can’t Just Keep From Crying3:01Blind Willie JohnsonFolk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be UnbrokenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.7Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying3:09Blind Willie JohnsonJazz, Volume 2: The BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Smithsonian Folkways (imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)F-02802
1.9Lord I Can’t Just Keep From Crying3:03Blind Willie JohnsonThe Complete Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 472190 2

Relationships

recorded in:Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
guitar:Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05)
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying (on 1928-12-05)

Related works

Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying

writer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:Blind Willie Johnson
is the basis for:I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes