Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying

"Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying"
Single by Blind Willie Johnson
Released	June 29, 1929 (1929-06-29)
Recorded	Dallas, Texas, December 5, 1928
Genre	Gospel blues
Length	3:04
Label	Columbia Vocalion
Songwriter(s)	Unknown

"Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying" is a traditional gospel blues song recorded in 1928 by Blind Willie Johnson (vocals and guitar) and Willis B. Harris (vocals), who is thought to have been his first wife.^[1] Some versions of the song recorded by other artists have slightly different titles: for example, a comma after "Lord"; or, "Cryin'" instead of "Crying"; or, an appended "Sometime" or "Sometimes".

Recordings

• 1926–27 – Rev. H. R. Tomlin ^[2][3]
• 1966 – The Blues Project, on the album Projections, titled "I Can't Keep from Crying"
• 1967 – Brother Joe May, on the album Thank You Lord for One More Day ^[4]
• 1994 or before – Laura Henton ^[5][6]
• 1997 or before – Golden Gate Quartet^[7]
• 1998 – Phoebe Snow, on the album I Can't Complain^[8]
• 2004 or before – Bessie Johnson Sanctified Singers, on the compilation album Goodbye, Babylon ^[9]
• 2011 – The Barr Brothers, on the album The Barr Brothers^[10]
• 2011 – Colin Stetson, on the album New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges^[11]
• 2011 – Dave "Snaker" Ray, on the album My Blue Heaven^[12]

References

1. Blind Willie Johnson: Lord I Can't Just Keep from Crying at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
2. Reverend H. R. Tomlin / Rev. S. J. Worell: Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
3. Reverend H. R. Tomlin: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
4. Brother Joe May: I Just Can't Keep from Crying Sometime at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
5. Laura Henton: Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
6. Laura Henton: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
7. Golden Gate Quartet / Blind Willie Johnson: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
8. Ruhlmann, William. Phoebe Snow: I Can't Complain at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
9. Unterberger, Richie. Various Artists: Goodbye, Babylon at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
10. The Barr Brothers: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
11. Colin Stetson: Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
12. Dave Ray / Dave "Snaker" Ray: My Blue Heaven at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.