"Darkness, Darkness" is a song written by Jesse Colin Young in 1969, which has been covered by many artists. Young's band The Youngbloods released a version on their 1969 album Elephant Mountain. They released a version of the song as a single twice: in 1969, which reached #124 on the Billboard chart,[1] and in 1970, which reached #86 on the chart.[2]
| "Darkness, Darkness" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Youngbloods | ||||
| from the album Elephant Mountain | ||||
| B-side | "On Sir Francis Drake" | |||
| Released | April 1969 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, psychedelic folk | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jesse Colin Young | |||
| Producer(s) | Charles E. Daniels | |||
| The Youngbloods singles chronology | ||||
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Robert Plant released a version of the song as a single in 2002 that reached #27 on the rock chart.[3] It was featured on his 2002 album Dreamland.
Cover versions edit
- 1969 Gloria Loring on the album ... And Now We Come To Distances
- 1971 Mott the Hoople on the album Brain Capers
- 1972 Phil Upchurch on the album Darkness, Darkness
- 1976 Iain Matthews on the album Go for Broke, also included on Matthews' compilation Discreet Repeat (1981)
- 1980 Eric Burdon on the album Darkness Darkness
- 1994 Richie Havens on the album Cuts to the Chase
- 1994 Screaming Trees on the True Lies Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Epic Records)
- 1995 Golden Earring on the album Love Sweat
- 1996 Heidi Berry on the album Miracle
- 1997 Richard Shindell on the album Reunion Hill
- 2001 Elliott Murphy and Iain Matthews on the album La Terre Commune
- 2002 Solas on the album The Edge of Silence
- 2002 Robert Plant on the album Dreamland
- 2004 Cowboy Junkies on the 'neath Your Covers, Part 1, a bonus disc to their album One Soul Now
- 2007 Ann Wilson on the album Hope & Glory (with sister Nancy Wilson)
- 2009 Helium Vola on the album Für Euch, die Ihr liebt
- 2018 Escondido, featured on This Is Us season 3 episode 4, as well as the original version
- 2023 William Tyler (musician) and Kieran Hebden on the EP 'Darkness Darkness/No Service'
Other credits edit
- 1983: appeared in the film Purple Haze
- 1993: appeared in the opening credits of the film Jack the Bear
- 2003: played during the credits of the film Ghosts of the Abyss (by Lisa Torban)
- 2005: played during the ending credits of the film The Devil's Rejects
- 2015: played (in part) during the ending credits of episode 11 of Bloodline
- 2018: played on the opening scene of This Is Us season 3 episode 4 (the cover by Escondido was played at the end of the same episode)
References edit
- ^ The Youngbloods, "Darkness, Darkness" 1969 chart position Retrieved May 18, 2015
- ^ The Youngbloods, "Darkness, Darkness" 1970 chart position Retrieved May 18, 2015
- ^ Robert Plant, "Darkness, Darkness" chart position Retrieved May 18, 2015