Best of the Blues Brothers
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Best of the Blues Brothers | ||
Compilation album by The Blues Brothers | ||
Released | November 30, 1981 | |
Genre | Rhythm and blues | |
Length | 35:22 | |
Label | Atlantic Records | |
Producer(s) | Bob Tischler | |
Professional reviews | ||
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The Blues Brothers chronology | ||
Made in America (1980) |
Best of the Blues Brothers (1981) |
Everybody Needs the Blues Brothers (1988) |
Best of the Blues Brothers is the fourth and final Blues Brothers' album released before John Belushi's death in 1982. It is a compilation album released by Atlantic Records on November 30, 1981. Along with tracks from the first three albums, Briefcase Full of Blues, The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack and Made in America, it includes unreleased live versions of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", "Rubber Biscuit" and "Expressway to Your Heart."
A special feature on The Best of John Belushi DVD shows Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi promoting the album on "The Today Show".
[edit] Track listing
- "Expressway to Your Heart" (Gamble & Huff) – 3:23
- A Top 10 hit by The Soul Survivors in 1967; recorded by Booker T. and the M.G.'s in 1968.
- "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" ( Burke, Berns, Wexler) – 2:36
- A different version than on The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack
- "I Don't Know" ( Mabon) – 4:16
- "She Caught the Katy" ( Taj Mahal, Rachell) – 4:12
- Opening theme to The Blues Brothers, originally by Taj Mahal
- "Soul Man" ( Hayes, Porter) – 3:03
- "Rubber Biscuit" ( Johnson, Levy) – 3:25
- A different version than on Briefcase Full of Blues
- "Goin' Back to Miami" ( Cochran) – 3:33
- "Gimme Some Lovin'" ( Davis, M. Winwood, S. Winwood) – 3:07
- "'B' Movie Boxcar Blues" ( McClinton) – 4:08
- "Flip, Flop & Fly" ( Calhoun, Turner) – 3:39
[edit] Credits
- Elwood Blues – Vocals, harmonica
- "Joliet" Jake Blues – Vocals
- Steve "The Colonel" Cropper – Guitar
- Donald "Duck" Dunn – Bass guitar
- Murphy "Murph" Dunne – Keyboards, Electric piano, Wurlitzer
- Willie "Too Big" Hall - Drums
- Steve "Getdwa" Jordan – Drums, Background Vocals
- Lou "Blue Lou" Marini – Tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
- Matt "Guitar" Murphy – Lead guitar
- Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin – Trumpet
- Tom "Triple Scale" Scott – Tenor and alto saxophones, horn arrangements
- Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer – Keyboards, piano, background vocals, musical director