God Moves on the Water

~ Recording by Blind Willie Johnson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7God Moves on the Water2:59Blind Willie JohnsonPraise God I’m SatisfiedBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-02-27
Yazoo Records1058
1.5God Moves On the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonNews & the Blues - Telling It Like It IsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)01-467249-01
1.5God Moves on the Water2:58Blind Willie JohnsonNews & the Blues – Telling It Like It IsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 46217
2.6God Moves on the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonThe Complete Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2K 52835
1.13God Moves on the Water3:00Blind 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
1.10God Moves On the Water (Album Version)2:59Blind 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)
1.10God Moves on the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was the NightBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65516
1.14God Moves on the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was the NightBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)COL 489892 2
3.3God Moves on the Water3:02Blind Willie JohnsonSouthern Country Blues, Volume 2: Down in Boogie AlleyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1201 music7003-2
2.3God Moves on the Water3:02Blind Willie JohnsonThe Old School BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-10-06
Metro Doubles (UK double‐disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix)METRDCD524
18.4God Moves on the Water3:00Blind Willie JohnsonTriumphs of the Blues (limited edition, cardboard sleeves)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Haba’na113301-113320
1.3God Moves on the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonComplete Blues: The Soul of a ManBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-03-09
Snapper MusicSBLUECD008
1.22God Moves on the Water2:58Blind Willie JohnsonKing of the Guitar EvangelistsBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Saga (French, has series 'Saga Jazz', 'Saga Blues' and 'Modern Series')982 077-9
3.16God Moves on the Water3:02Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson and the Guitar EvangelistsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-01-25
JSP Records (UK jazz/blues reissues)JSP7737
1.10God Moves on the Water2:59Blind Willie JohnsonThe Skeleton KeyEdward ShearmurAlbum + Soundtrack
  • DE2005-08-02
Colosseum (mainly soundtracks)CVS 6670.2
1.10God Moves on the Water2:59Blind Willie JohnsonThe Skeleton KeyEdward ShearmurAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2005-08-02
Varèse Sarabande302 066 670 2
1.3God Moves on the Water2:59Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Bottleneck BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
World Music NetworkRGNET1151CD
1.1God Moves on the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonDoom & Gloom: Early Songs of Angst and Disaster 1927-1945Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2007-08-31
Trikont (German independent label)US-0364
1.5God Moves on the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonNews & the Blues - Telling It Like It IsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2008-06-06
Blue Label (German, division of SPV GmbH)SPV 91682 CD
1.5God Moves On the Water2:58Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was the NightBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2010-03-15
Brownsville
1.7God Moves on the Water3:03Blind Willie JohnsonLet Me Tell You About the Blues: New Orleans - The Evolution of New Orleans BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Fantastic VoyageFVTD095
1.6God Moves on the Water2:57Blind Willie JohnsonComplete Recorded Titles, Volume 2: 11th December 1929 to 20th April 1930Blind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5691
1.1God Moves on the Water3:02Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-08-26
World Music NetworkRGNET1299LP
1.1God Moves on the Water3:03Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-08-27
World Music NetworkRGNET1299CD
1.6God Moves on the Water2:54Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson, Vol. 2 (1929-1930)Blind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-02-03
Document Records (AT / UK)
1.2Good Moves on Water3:02Blind Willie JohnsonGreat Black Music: Roots 1927–1962Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-07-01
Frémeaux & Associés
1.2Good Moves on Water3:02Blind Willie JohnsonGreat Black Music: Roots 1927–1962Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 5456
13.5God Moves on the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonRoots & BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875043322
1.4God Moves on the Water3:02Blind Willie JohnsonAmerican Epic: The Best of Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • -2017-05-12
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)G0100037145363
9.16God Moves On The Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonDelta Blues: Milestones of LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)600378
1.3God Moves on the Water2:57Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Country BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2019-06-28
World Music NetworkRGNET1388DD
1.3God Moves on the Water3:00Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Country BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2019-06-28
World Music NetworkRGNET1388CD
1.3God Moves on the Water2:57Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Country BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2019-11-29
World Music NetworkRGNET1388LP
2.6God Moves on the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonThe Complete Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 472190 2
Promotion
1.16God Moves on the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonOxford American: 2003 Southern Music CD No 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Oxford American (magazine of The South)
1.10God Moves on the Water2:59Blind Willie JohnsonThe Skeleton KeyEdward ShearmurAlbum + Soundtrack
Varèse SarabandeVSD-6670
(unknown)
1.14God Moves on the Water?:??Blind Willie JohnsonLe GospelVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Body & SoulBS 2439
1.4God Moves on the Water3:02Blind Willie Johnson24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's: Vol. 15Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Blues Images (John Tefteller)BIM-115
1.7God Moves on the Water3:01Blind Willie JohnsonEssential Classics, Vol. 671: Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • -2024-12-24
Essential Classics (Essential Classics compilations)671

Relationships

recorded in:New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-11)
guitar:Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
vocals:Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
recording of:God Moves on the Water (on 1929-12-11)

Related works

God Moves on the Water

lyricist and composer:Blind Willie Johnson