Briefcase Full of Blues

Briefcase Full of Blues
Live album by The Blues Brothers
Publication (s)	1978
Label (s)	Atlantic Records
Genre (s)	Blues, blues rock
Title (number)	12
running time	35:45
occupation	Dan Aykroyd (Elwood Blues) - vocals , harmonica John Belushi ("Joliet" Jake Blues) - vocals Matt "Guitar" Murphy  - solo guitar Steve "The Colonel" Cropper  - guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn  - bass Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer  - keyboard , backing vocals Steve "Getdwa" Jordan  - drums , backing vocals Lou "Blue Lou" Marini  - tenor and alto saxophone Tom "Triple Scale" Scott  - tenor and alto saxophone Tom "Bones" Malone  - tenor and baritone saxophone , trombone , trumpet , background vocals Alan "Mr. Fabulous “Rubin  - trumpet , backing vocals
production	Bob Carpenter
chronology - Briefcase Full of Blues The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack (1980)

Briefcase Full of Blues was the first album by The Blues Brothers ; it was released in 1978 by Atlantic Records . It reached first place on the Billboard 200 and also went double-platinum . In addition, two single albums were released, with the songs "Rubber Biscuit", which reached 37th place on the Billboard Hot 100 , and "Soul Man" (14th place).

The live album was recorded at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, where the Blues Brothers opened up for comedian Steve Martin .

The liner notes of the album tell the fictional background story of the 1980 film Blues Brothers , according to which Jake and Elwood grew up in a Catholic orphanage and were taught the blues by the caretaker Curtis. They sealed their blood brotherhood by mixing the blood of their middle fingers, cut by a string on an Elmore James' guitar. The film describes the rescue of the orphanage.

Track list

1. Opening: I Can't Turn You Loose ( Otis Redding ) - 1:50
2. Hey Bartender ( Floyd Dixon ) - 3:01
3. Messin 'with the Kid (Jack London) - 3:35
   • originally from Junior Wells
4. (I Got Everything I Need) Almost (Walsh) - 2:50
   • originally recorded by the Downchild Blues Band
5. Rubber Biscuit (Johnson, Levy) - 2:57
   • originally from The chips added
6. Shot Gun Blues (Walsh) - 5:23
   • also from the Downchild Blues Band
7. Groove Me (King Floyd) - 3:46
8. I Don't Know ( Willie Mabon ) - 4:14
9. Soul Man ( Isaac Hayes , David Porter) - 3:28
10. “B” Movie Box Car Blues (Delbert McClinton) - 4:08
11. Flip, Flop & Fly ( Jesse Stone , Big Joe Turner ) - 3:38
12. Closing: I Can't Turn You Loose (Otis Redding) - 0:51

Chart placements

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	14th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Placement on Answers

Web links

• Article about the album on rollingstone.com