The Definitive Collection

by The Blues Brothers

Overview

It isn't exactly difficult to scoff at the Blues Brothers -- beginning your musical career as a sketch on Saturday Night Live is not the best way to develop artistic credibility, and while Elwood Blues wasn't too shabby a harp player, his brother, Joliet Jake, sang only marginally better than that guy who used to impersonate Joe Cocker on late-night television. But no one ever bought a Blues Brothers album expecting a life-changing musical experience -- these guys were there to put on a show, and putting on a great show is just what they did. It helped that Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi obviously loved the music, and they knew how to put together a killer band (any fan with the vision to hire Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Jordan, and Matt "Guitar" Murphy" to cover classic blues and R&B deserves credit for good taste, if nothing else). The Definitive Collection pulls together highlights from the band's debut live album, Briefcase Full of Blues, as well as cuts from the soundtrack to The Blues Brothers movie (including contributions from Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin) and the second, rather less-remembered live set Made in America. Anyone who buys this without owning a decent Otis Redding or Sam & Dave set first ought to be ashamed of themselves, but as a one-stop overview of the work of two dedicated R&B fans having a great time playing the songs they love, you could hardly do better than The Definitive Collection. Play it loud and dance a lot -- John would have wanted it that way. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	10/09/1992
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678242823

Tracks

1. Opening: I Can't Turn You Loose
2. Hey Bartender
3. Messin' With the Kid
4. (I Got Everything I Need) Almost
5. Rubber Biscuit
6. I Don't Know
7. Soul Man
8. Who's Making Love?
9. Do You Love Me/Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)
10. Guilty
11. Riot in Cell Block #9
12. From the Bottom
13. Going Back to Miami
14. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
15. Expressway to Your Heart
16. Sweet Home Chicago
17. Closing: I Can't Turn You Loose
18. Shake YourTailfeather
19. Think
20. Gimme Some Lovin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Blues Brothers   Primary Artist
Aretha Franklin   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Paul Shaffer   Guest Artist,Keyboards,Musical Direction,Vocals (Background)
Ray Charles   Guest Artist,Vocals
Alan Rubin   Horn Section,Vocals (Background),Horn,Trumpet
Tom Scott   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Horn Section,Vocals (Background)
Elwood Blues   Vocals,Harmonica,Vocals (Background)
"Joliet" Jake Blues   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Brenda Corbett   Vocals (Background)
Murphy Dunne   Keyboards
Ullanda McCullough   Vocals (Background)
Steve Jordan   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Patty Austin   Vocals (Background)
Margaret Branch   Vocals (Background)
Elliott Randall   Guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Bass
Jeff Mironov   Guitar
Vivian Cherry   Vocals (Background)
Matt "Guitar" Murphy   Guitar
Tom "Bones" Malone   Horn,Trumpet,Trombone,Sax (Tenor),Horn Section,Sax (Baritone),Vocals (Background)
Willie Hall   Drums
Steve Cropper   Guitar
Carolyn Franklin   Vocals (Background)
Lou Marini   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Vocals (Background)
Patti Austin   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Sonny Boy Williamson I   Composer
Tom Bouman   Design,Art Direction
Charlie Johnson   Composer
Ron Jaramillo   Design
Verlie Rice   Composer
Don Davis   Composer
Otha Hayes   Composer
Steve Winwood   Composer
Ray Charles   Performer
The Blues Brothers   Performer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Bert Russell   Composer
Bettye Crutcher   Composer
Bob Tischler   Producer
Kenny Gamble   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
James Brown   Composer
Joe Gastwirt   Digital Remastering
Floyd Dixon   Composer
Don Walsh   Composer
Wayne Cochran   Composer
Homer Banks   Composer
Pee Wee Ellis   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Randy Newman   Composer
Otis Redding   Composer
Michael Mazzarella   Compilation Producer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Muff Winwood   Composer
Tom "Bones" Malone   Horn Arrangements
Willie Mabon   Composer
Paul Shaffer   Producer,Vocal Arrangement
David Porter   Composer
Leon Huff   Composer
Mel London   Composer
Raymond Jackson   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer,Performer
Spencer Davis   Composer
Andre Williams   Composer
Ted White   Composer
Solomon Burke   Composer