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).
| The Very Best of The Blues Brothers | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| 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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Track listing
edit- "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
edit- 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
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP)[1] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[2] | Gold | 50,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "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).