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If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down by Blind Willie Johnson

First released: 30 Aug 1928, Length: 3:10

Creators (2)

Instruments

  1. Blind Willie Johnson (03 Dec 1927) guitar

Vocals

  1. Blind Willie Johnson (03 Dec 1927)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down (03 Dec 1927)

    Arranger

    1. Blind Willie Johnson

    Writer

    1. [traditional]

Links (1)

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/9590

Releases containing this recording (32)

Official

Album

  1. Blind Man Blues 2011 Various Artists

Album - Compilation

  1. News & the Blues - Telling It Like It Is 1990 Various Artists
  2. News & the Blues - Telling It Like It Is 1990 Various Artists
  3. Sweeter as the Years Go By 11 Dec 1991 Blind Willie Johnson
  4. The Complete Blind Willie Johnson 1994 Blind Willie Johnson
  5. The Gospel Sound 1994 Various Artists
  6. Dark Was the Night: The Essential Recordings of Blind Willie Johnson 17 Oct 1995 Blind Willie Johnson
  7. The Roots of Rap: Classic Recordings from the 1920's and 30's 1996 Various Artists
  8. Dark Was The Night (Mojo Workin'- Blues For The Next Generation) 04 Jun 1998 Blind Willie Johnson
  9. Dark Was the Night 1998 Blind Willie Johnson
  10. Dark Was the Night 1998 Blind Willie Johnson
  11. Flashbacks, Volume 4: Blue & Lonely: HeartBreakers 1927-1946 16 Oct 2000 Various Artists
  12. Complete Blues: The Soul of a Man 09 Mar 2004 Blind Willie Johnson
  13. King of the Guitar Evangelists 2004 Blind Willie Johnson
  14. Blind Willie Johnson and the Guitar Evangelists 25 Jan 2005 Various Artists
  15. News & the Blues - Telling It Like It Is 06 Jun 2008 Various Artists
  16. Dark Was the Night 15 Mar 2010 Blind Willie Johnson
  17. ABC of the Blues 24 Sep 2010 Various Artists
  18. Complete Recorded Titles, Volume 1: 1927 to 10th December 1929 2011 Blind Willie Johnson
  19. Blues Masters 2012 Various Artists
  20. The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Willie Johnson 27 Aug 2013 Blind Willie Johnson
  21. Blind Willie Johnson, Vol. 1 (1927-1929) 03 Feb 2014 Blind Willie Johnson
  22. Anthology of the Blues - The Complete Songbook Series, Vol. 20 09 Sep 2014 Various Artists
  23. Roots & Blues 2014 Various Artists
  24. American Epic: The Best of Blind Willie Johnson 12 May 2017 Blind Willie Johnson
  25. Delta Blues: Milestones of Legends 2017 Various Artists
  26. Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground 17 Dec 2021 Blind Willie Johnson
  27. The Complete Blind Willie Johnson Blind Willie Johnson
  28. Bring It All Back Home Various Artists

Single

  1. Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time / If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down 30 Aug 1928 Blind Willie Johnson

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Savage Kick, Volume 6 Various Artists