"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 Willie B. Harris (vocals), who is thought to have been his first wife. 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
- 192627Rev. H. R. Tomlin
- 1966The Blues Project, on the album Projections, titled "I Can't Keep from Crying"
- 1967Ten Years After, on their 1st album, titled "I Can't Keep From Crying, Sometimes"
- 1967Brother Joe May, on the album Thank You Lord for One More Day
- 1994 or beforeLaura Henton
- 1997 or beforeGolden Gate Quartet
- 1998Phoebe Snow, on the album I Can't Complain
- 2004 or beforeBessie Johnson Sanctified Singers, on the compilation album Goodbye, Babylon
- 2011The Barr Brothers, on the album The Barr Brothers
- 2011Colin Stetson, on the album New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
- 2011Dave "Snaker" Ray, on the album My Blue Heaven
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