Briefcase Full of Blues

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Briefcase Full of Blues
Live album by The Blues Brothers
Released	December 1978
Recorded	1978, Live at the Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles
Genre	Blues, blues-rock, blue-eyed soul
Length	35:45
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Bob Tischler
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (not rated) link Robert Christgau (C+) link
The Blues Brothers chronology
Briefcase Full of Blues (1978) The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack (1980)

Briefcase Full of Blues was the first album by The Blues Brothers, released in 1978 by Atlantic Records. The album reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and double platinum. Two singles were released, "Rubber Biscuit", which reached #37 on the Billboard 100 and "Soul Man," which reached #14.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 3 Charts 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Opening: I Can't Turn You Loose" (Redding) – 1:50
2. "Hey Bartender" (Dixon) – 3:01
3. "Messin' With The Kid" (London) – 3:35
   • Originally by Junior Wells
4. "(I Got Everything I Need) Almost" (Walsh) – 2:50
   • Originally recorded by Toronto's Downchild Blues Band
5. "Rubber Biscuit" (Johnson, Levy) – 2:57
   • Originally recorded by The Chips
6. "Shot Gun Blues" (Walsh) – 5:23
   • Also by Downchild Blues Band
7. "Groove Me" (Floyd) – 3:46
8. "I Don't Know" (Mabon) – 4:14
9. "Soul Man" (Hayes, Porter) – 3:28
10. "'B' Movie Box Car Blues" (McClinton) – 4:08
11. "Flip, Flop & Fly" (Calhoun, Turner) – 3:38
12. "Closing: I Can't Turn You Loose" (Redding) – 0:51

[edit] Credits

• Elwood Blues – Vocals, Harmonica
• "Joliet" Jake Blues – Vocals
• Matt "Guitar" Murphy – Lead Guitar
• Steve "The Colonel" Cropper – Guitar
• Donald "Duck" Dunn – Bass guitar
• Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer – Keyboards, Background Vocals
• Steve "Getdwa" Jordan – Drums, Background Vocals
• Lou "Blue Lou" Marini – Tenor & Alto Saxophones
• Tom "Triple Scale" Scott – Tenor & Alto Saxophones
• Tom "Bones" Malone – Tenor & Baritone Saxophones, Trombone, Trumpet, Background Vocals
• Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin – Trumpet, Background Vocals

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1979	The Billboard 200	1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	"Rubber Biscuit"	Billboard Hot 100	37
1979	"Soul Man"	Billboard Hot 100	14

[edit] External links

• Album Information on Blues Brothers Central
• Biography of the Blues Brothers from the album Briefcase Full of Blues