The Blues Brothers Complete

by The Blues Brothers

Overview

The immediate need to establish a greatest-hits record for a comedic duo whose output consisted of one studio album, a movie soundtrack and a live album is a bit head scratching, but consider the group's popularity at the time -- along with the tragic passing of John Belushi -- it seems mildly appropriate to collect the highlights in one convenient package. This 1981 collection has been followed by several others including 1992's excellent Definitive Collection and 2003's curiously erratic Essential compilation, and falls somewhere in between the two in terms of quality and quantity. Of course, the gratuitous inclusion of "Soul Man" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," as well as "Expressway to Your Heart" and "Gimme Some Lovin" make this a strong collection, but the compilation's sequencing gives it a roller coaster-like, inconsistent feeling. Not the best collection available, but certainly not the worst. ~ Rob Theakston

Product Details

Release Date:	01/06/2004
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678084027
Rank:	40422

Tracks

1. Opening I Can't Turn You
2. Everybody Needs Somebody
3. Gimme Some Lovin'
4. Think
5. Soul Man
6. Soul Finger
7. Messin' With the Kid
8. Hey Bartender
9. (I Got Everything I Need)
10. Rubber Biscut
11. Shot Gun Blues
12. Groove Me
13. I Don't Know
14. "B" Movie Box Car Blues
15. Flip Flop & Fly
16. She Caught the Katy
17. Peter Gunn Theme
18. Shake a Tail Feather
19. Old Landmark
20. Theme From Rawhide
21. Minnie the Moocher
22. Sweet Home Chicago
23. Jailhouse Rock
24. Who's Making Love
25. Do You Love Me
26. Guilty
27. Perry Mason Theme
28. Riot in Cell Block Number
29. Green Onions
30. I Ain't Got You
31. From the Bottom
32. Going Back to Miami
33. Expressway to Your Heart
34. Excuse Moi Mon Cherie
35. Closing: I Can't Turn You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Blues Brothers   Primary Artist
Aretha Franklin   Primary Artist
Cab Calloway   Primary Artist
Ray Charles   Primary Artist
James Brown   Primary Artist
John Belushi   Vocals
Elwood Blues   Vocals,Harmonica
"Joliet" Jake Blues   Vocals
Matt "Guitar" Murphy   Guitar

Technical Credits

Paul Shaffer   Producer
Muff Winwood   Composer
Calvin Carter   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Yank Rachell   Composer
Willie Mabon   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Bert Berns   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
Taj Mahal   Composer
Fred Steiner   Composer
David Porter   Composer
Delbert McClinton   Composer
Leon Huff   Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin   Composer
Lewie Steinberg   Composer
Lou Willie Turner   Composer
Ronnie Caldwell   Composer
Arlester "Dyke" Christian   Composer
Spencer Davis   Composer
Ted White   Composer
Solomon Burke   Composer
Paul Westerberg   Composer
Steve Winwood   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Bert Russell   Composer
Bettye Crutcher   Composer
Bob Tischler   Producer
Kenny Gamble   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
King Floyd   Composer
Chris Mars   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
James Alexander   Composer
James Brown   Composer
Clarence Gaskill   Composer
Clarence Carter   Composer
Ben Cauley   Composer
Floyd Dixon   Composer
Mel London   Composer
Raymond Jackson   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
Sonny Boy Williamson I   Composer
Peggy Love   Composer
Rudy Love   Composer
Carl Cunningham   Composer
Chuck Calhoun   Composer
Larry Hayes   Composer
Adam R. Levy   Composer
Charlie Johnson   Composer
Denise Love   Composer
Gerald Love   Composer
Don Davis   Composer
Diane Love   Composer
Tyree Judie   Composer
Don Walsh   Composer
Wayne Cochran   Composer
Charles E. Calhoun   Composer
Homer Banks   Composer
Jimmy King   Composer
Phalon Jones   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Noa   Composer
Randy Newman   Composer
Otis Redding   Composer
Ollie Hoskins   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Al Jackson, Jr.   Composer
Tommy Stinson   Composer
Cab Calloway   Composer