The Very Best of The Blues Brothers
1995 greatest hits album by The Blues Brothers
The Very Best of The Blues Brothers | ||||
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Greatest hits album by The Blues Brothers | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1978–1980 | |||
Genre | Blues, blues-rock, blue-eyed soul | |||
Length | 75:49 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
The Blues Brothers chronology | ||||
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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
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[1] | Gold | 100,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[2] | Gold | 50,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "French album certifications – Blues Brothers – The Very Best of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 928. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- The Very Best of The Blues Brothers at AllMusic. Retrieved 21:03, 19 August 2017 (UTC).
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- "Joliet" Jake E. Blues (John Belushi)
- Elwood J. Blues (Dan Aykroyd)
- Steve "The Colonel" Cropper
- Donald "Duck" Dunn
- Murphy Dunne
- Willie "Too Big" Hall
- Steve "Getdwa" Jordan
- Tom "Bones" Malone
- "Blue" Lou Marini
- Matt "Guitar" Murphy
- Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin
- Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer
- Tom "Triple Scale" Scott
- Briefcase Full of Blues (1978)
- The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording (1980)
- Made in America (1980)
- Best of The Blues Brothers (1981)
- Dancin' wid da Blues Brothers (1983)
- The Blues Brothers Band Live in Montreux (1990)
- Red, White & Blues (1992)
- The Very Best of The Blues Brothers (1995)
- Blues Brothers and Friends: Live from Chicago's House of Blues (1997)
- Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1998)
- The Blues Brothers
- Blues Brothers 2000
- The Blues Brothers
- The Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventure
- Blues Brothers 2000
- The Blues Brothers (novel)
- Blues Brothers: Private
- Bluesmobile
- The Blues Brothers Show
- Super Bowl XXXI halftime show