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:	08/29/1995
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678279027
Rank:	93237

Tracks

1. Expressway to Your Heart
2. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
3. I Don't Know
4. She Caught the Katy
5. Soul Man
6. Rubber Biscuit
7. Going Back to Miami
8. Gimme Some Lovin'
9. B Movie Boxcar Blues
10. Flip Flop and Fly

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
Elwood Blues   Harmonica,Vocals
"Joliet" Jake Blues   Vocals
John Belushi   Vocals
Matt "Guitar" Murphy   Guitar

Technical Credits

Paul Shaffer   Producer
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
Isaac Hayes   Composer
James Alexander   Composer
Diane Love   Composer
Tyree Judie   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
James Brown   Composer
Clarence Gaskill   Composer
Clarence Carter   Composer
Ben Cauley   Composer
Floyd Dixon   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
Arlester "Dyke" Christian   Composer
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
Mel London   Composer
Raymond Jackson   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer