Best of The Blues Brothers explained

Best of The Blues Brothers
Type:	greatest
Artist:	The Blues Brothers
Cover:	Bestofthebluesbrothersalbumcover.jpg
Released:	November 30, 1981
Length:	35:22
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Bob Tischler, except track 7 by Bob Tischler & Paul Shaffer
Prev Title:	Made in America
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Everybody Needs the Blues Brothers
Next Year:	1988

Best of the Blues Brothers is the fourth and final Blues Brothers album released before John Belushi's death in 1982. It is the first compilation album by the band and it was 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 a new song, "Expressway to Your Heart". The album was remixed by Steve Jordan and Donald “Duck” Dunn. Belushi’s wife, Judith Jacklin, designed the sleeve.

A special feature on The Best of John Belushi DVD shows Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi promoting the album on The Today Show. In that segment, they lament the fact that Tom Malone was accidentally left off the credits of the album.

Track listing

All tracks recorded live, except tracks 4 & 8

1. "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.
2. "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" (Burke, Berns, Wexler) – 2:36
   • A different version than on The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack
3. "I Don't Know" (Mabon) – 4:16
4. "She Caught the Katy" (Taj Mahal, Rachell) – 4:12
   • Opening theme to The Blues Brothers, originally by Taj Mahal
5. "Soul Man" (Hayes, Porter) – 3:03
6. "Rubber Biscuit" (Charlie Johnson, Levy) – 3:25
   • A different version than on Briefcase Full of Blues
7. "Goin' Back to Miami" (Cochran) – 3:33
   • Edited
8. "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Davis, M. Winwood, S. Winwood) – 3:07
9. "'B' Movie Boxcar Blues" (McClinton) – 4:08
10. "Flip, Flop & Fly" (Calhoun, Turner) – 3:39

Personnel

• Elwood Blues – backing vocals, harmonica; lead vocals on track 6, co-lead vocals on track 1
• "Joliet" Jake Blues – lead vocals; backing vocals on track 6
• Steve "The Colonel" Cropper – guitar
• Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar
• Murphy "Murph" Dunne – keyboards, electric piano, Wurlitzer
• Willie "Too Big" Hall – drums on tracks 4, 8
• 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 "Bones" Malone – trombone, horn arrangements
• Tom "Triple Scale" Scott – tenor and alto saxophones
• Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer – keyboards, piano, background vocals, music director

External links

• Blues Brothers Central