Best of the Blues Brothers

Infobox Album
Name = Best of the Blues Brothers
Type = compilation
Longtype =
Artist = The Blues Brothers


Released = November 30, 1981
Recorded =
Genre = Blues, blues-rock, blue-eyed soul
Length = 35:22
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Bob Tischler
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:3qotk6gx9kra link]
Last album = Made in America
(1980)
This album = Best of the Blues Brothers
(1981)
Next album = 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", "" 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".

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 ""
#"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

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

References

* [http://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/albums.php?album_id=4 Blues Brothers Central]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:3qotk6gx9kra All Music Guide]