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Blues Brothers – Briefcase Full Of Blues / Atlantic Audio CD / 7567-82788-2
UPC 075678278822
Briefcase Full of Blues is the debut album by The Blues Brothers, released on November 28, 1978, by Atlantic Records. It was recorded live on September 9, 1978, at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, when the band opened for comedian Steve Martin. The album consists of covers of blues and soul songs from the 1950s to 1970s.
The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 and went double platinum; according to Blues Brothers member Dan Aykroyd, the album has sold 3.5 million copies in all. It is among the highest-selling blues albums of all time.
Two singles were released from the album: "Rubber Biscuit", which reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Soul Man", which reached number 14.
The album is dedicated to Curtis Salgado, the inspiration behind John Belushi's creation of the Blues Brothers characters.
Tracklist:
"Hey Bartender" (Dossie Terry) – 3:01
Originally by Floyd Dixon
"Messin' With The Kid" (Mel London) – 3:35
Originally by Junior Wells
"(I Got Everything I Need) Almost" (Donnie Walsh) – 2:50
Originally recorded in 1973 by the Downchild Blues Band
"Rubber Biscuit" (Charles Johnson, Adam R. Levy) – 2:57
Originally recorded by The Chips
"Shot Gun Blues" (Walsh) – 5:23
Also by the Downchild Blues Band
"Groove Me" (King Floyd) – 3:46
"I Don't Know" (Originally by Crippled Clarence Lofton) – 4:14
"Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:28
Originally performed by Sam & Dave
"'B' Movie Box Car Blues" (Delbert McClinton) – 4:08
"Flip, Flop and Fly" (Jesse Stone, Big Joe Turner) – 3:38
Originally recorded in 1955 by Big Joe Turner
"Closing: I Can't Turn You Loose" (Redding) – 0:51
| 1 | Opening: I Can't Turn You Loose
Written-By – Otis Redding |
1:17 |
| 2 | Hey Bartender
Written-By – Floyd Dickson |
2:46 |
| 3 | Messin' With The Kid
Written-By – Mel London |
2:46 |
| 4 | (I Got Every Thing I Need) Almost
Written-By – Don Walsh |
2:36 |
| 5 | Rubber Biscuit
Lead Vocals – Elwood Blues, Written-By – C. Johnson |
2:41 |
| 6 | Shot Gun Blues
Written-By – Don Walsh, Rick Walsh |
5:13 |
| 7 | Groove Me
Written-By – King Floyd |
3:32 |
| 8 | I Don't Know
Written-By – Willie Mabon |
4:07 |
| 9 | Soul Man
Written-By – David Porter, Isaac Hayes |
2:54 |
| 10 | "B" Movie Box Car Blues
Written-By – Delbert McClinton |
3:57 |
| 11 | Flip, Flop & Fly
Written-By – Charles Calhoun, Lou Willie Turner |
3:35 |
| 12 |
Closing: I Can't Turn You Loose
Written-By – Otis Redding |
0:28 |
- Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Malone
- Backing Vocals – Al Rubin, Lou Marini, Paul Shaffer, Steve Jordan, Tom Malone, Tom Scott
- Bass – Donald "Duck" Dunn
- Drums – Steve "Getdwa" Jordon
- Engineer [Assistant] – Jay Krugman
- Guitar – Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Steve "The Colonel" Cropper
- Harmonica, Backing Vocals – Elwood Blues
- Lead Vocals – Joliet Jake Blues (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12)
- Leader [Musical Director] – Paul Shaffer
- Liner Notes – Miami Mitch Glazer
- Mastered By [Digitally] – Joe Gastwirt
- Mixed By – Bob Tischler
- Organ [Hammond], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Piano – Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer
- Producer – Bob Tischler
- Recorded By – Warren Dewey
- Saxophone [Tenor, Baritone], Trombone, Trumpet – Tom "Bones" Malone
- Saxophone [Tenor] – Lou "Blue Lou" Marini, Tom "Triple Scale" Scott
- Trumpet – Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin
- "Joliet" Jake Blues (John Belushi) – lead vocals
- Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) – backing vocals, harmonica, lead vocals on "Rubber Biscuit"
- Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer – Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, acoustic piano, backing vocals, musical director
- Steve "The Colonel" Cropper – guitar
- Matt "Guitar" Murphy – guitar
- Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar
- Steve "Getdwa" Jordan – drums, backing vocals
- Lou "Blue Lou" Marini – tenor and alto saxophones, backing vocals
- Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin – trumpet, backing vocals
- Tom "Triple Scale" Scott – tenor and alto saxophones, backing vocals
- Tom "Bones" Malone – tenor and baritone saxophones, trombone, trumpet, backing vocals
