The Very Best of The Blues Brothers explained
The Very Best of The Blues Brothers |
Type: | greatest |
Artist: | The Blues Brothers |
Cover: | The Very Best of The Blues Brothers.jpg |
Released: | 1995 |
Recorded: | 1978–1980 |
Genre: | Blues, blues-rock, blue-eyed soul |
Length: | 75:49 |
Label: | Atlantic |
Prev Title: | The Definitive Collection |
Prev Year: | 1992 |
Next Year: | 1997 |
The Very Best of The Blues Brothers is a 1995 greatest hits album by The Blues Brothers. It is one of several compilations of the band's recordings, following Best of The Blues Brothers (1981) and Dancin' wid da Blues Brothers (1983).
Track listing
- "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" 1980
- "Gimme Some Lovin'" 1980
- "Think" (with Aretha Franklin) 1980
- "Soul Man" 1978
- "Soul Finger/Funky Broadway" 1980
- "She Caught the Katy" 1980
- "Theme from Rawhide" 1980
- "Sweet Home Chicago" 1980
- "Shake a Tail Feather" (with Ray Charles) 1980
- "Hey Bartender" 1978
- "Messin' with the Kid" 1978
- "Opening: I Can't Turn You Loose" 1978
- "(I Got Everything I Need) Almost" 1978
- "The Old Landmark" (with James Brown) 1980
- "Minnie the Moocher" (with Cab Calloway) 1980
- "Green Onions" 1980
- "Guilty" 1980
- "Riot in Cell Block Number 9" 1980
- "Shot Gun Blues" 1978
- ""B" Movie Box Car Blues" 1978
- "Peter Gunn Theme" 1980
- "Closing: I Can't Turn You Loose" 1978
Personnel
- Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues) – vocals, harmonica
- John Belushi (as "Joliet" Jake Blues) – vocals
- Steve "The Colonel" Cropper – guitar
- Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar
- Murphy "Murph" Dunne – keyboards, electric piano, Wurlitzer
- Steve "Getdwa" Jordan – drums, backing vocals
- Tom "Bones" Malone – tenor and baritone saxophone, trombone, trumpet, horn arrangements
- Lou "Blue Lou" Marini – tenor and alto saxophone
- Matt "Guitar" Murphy – lead guitar
- Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin – trumpet, backing vocals
- Tom "Triple Scale" Scott – tenor and alto saxophone, horn arrangements
- Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, backing vocals, musical director
- Willie Hall – drums