Of Rivers and Religion

Of Rivers and Religion
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 15, 1972
Recorded1972
GenreFolk, jazz
Length37:40 (Original LP)
34:49 (Reissue)
LabelReprise
ProducerJohn Fahey, Denny Bruce
John Fahey chronology
America
(1971)
Of Rivers and Religion
(1972)
After the Ball
(1973)

Of Rivers and Religion is an album by American folk musician John Fahey, released in 1972. It was his first recording on a major label (Reprise Records) and is credited to John Fahey and His Orchestra. It marked a significant change from Fahey's previous releases, incorporating a backing band and performing songs and arrangements in a Dixieland jazz style. Although Time picked it as one of the Top Ten albums of 1972, it was also a difficult album to market and had little enthusiasm at Reprise.