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Soundtrack: The Blues Brothers

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Artist: Soundttrack
Title: The Blues Brothers
Released: 1980
Label: A&M Records
Time: 40:57
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Appears with:
Category: Blues
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Purchase date:  1999.12.30
Price in €: 9,99
Web address: www.bluesbrotherscentral.com

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[1] She Caught The Katy (Taj Mahal / Yank Rachel) - 4:10
[2] Peter Gunn Theme (Henry Mancini) - 3:48
[3] Gimme Some Lovin'(Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood & Spencer Davis) - 3:08
[4] Shake A Tail Feather (Otis Hayes, Andre Williams / Verlie Rice) - 2:50
[5] Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Jerry Wexler, Bert Berns / Solomon Burke) - 3:22
[6] The Old Landmark (A.M. Brunner) - 2:59
[7] Think (Ted White & Aretha Franklin) - 3:16
[8] Theme From Rawhide (Dimitri Piomkin) - 2:39
[9] Minnie The Moocher (Cab Calloway / Irving Mills) - 3:24
[10] Sweet Home Chicago (Woody Payne) - 7:51
[11] Jailhouse Rock (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) - 3:20  

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


The Blues Brothers Band:
Joliet Jake Blues - Vocals
Elwood Blues - Harmonica, Vocals
Steve Cropper - Guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass, Bass Guitar
Murphy Dunne - Keyboards, Electric Piano
Willie Hall - Drums
Tom "Bones" Malone - Trombone, Arranger, Horn, Saxophone, Horn Arrangements
Lou Marini - Alto & Tenbor Saxophone, Vocals
Matt "Guitar" Murphy - Guitar
Alan Rubin - Trumpet, Vocals

Additional musicians:
Larry Willis - Keyboards
Terry Fryer - Keyboards
Bill Payne - Keyboards
John Springer - Keyboards
Richard T. Bear - Keyboards
John Hason - Keyboards
Steve Jordan - Drums, Vocals
Arthur Dickson - Drums
Elliot Randall - Guitars
Keiv Ginsberg - Guitars
Hiram Bullock - Guitars
David Weston - Bass
Lewis Del Gatto - Horn

Vocals:
James Brown - Vocals
Ray Charles - Vocals
Aretha Franklin - Vocals
Dan Aykroyd - Vocals
John Belushi - Vocals
Rev. James Cleveland - Vocals, Choir, Chorus
Patti Austin - Vocals
Cab Calloway - Vocals
Carolyn Franklin - Vocals
Margaret Branch - Vocals
Vivian Cherry - Vocals
Brenda Corbett - Vocals
Ullanda McCullough - Vocals
Patty Austin - Vocals
Paul Shaffer - Arranger, Vocal Arrangement

Joe Gastwirt - Remastering
Steve Marcantonio - Assistant Engineer
Tom Miller - Assistant Engineer
Ira Newborn - Conductor, Supervisor
Jim Scheffler - Engineer
Bob Tischler - Producer, Producer, Engineer
Judy Jacklin - Design
Bob Defrin - Art Direction
Eddie Garcia - Assistant Engineer
Jay Krugman - Engineer
David Alexander - Photography
Peter Sorel - Photography

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1980 LP Atlantic 16017
1980 CD Atlantic SD-16017-2
1980 CS Atlantic CS-16017
1995 CD Atlantic 82787
1995 CS Atlantic 82787
1995 CD Double Play 232

A film that stands up to repeated viewing is complemented by an album that has the same effect. The musical stars make cameos to perform one track each, Aretha as the waitress in a diner tears into 'Think' while Cab Calloway dons his best white suit for a spectacular 'Minnie The Moocher'. The 'brothers' are supported by most of Booker T. And The MGs and they deliver some rousing numbers including a bottle-throwing 'Rawhide' and a loose 'Gimme Some Lovin''. Aykroyd and Belushi could have become the Sam And Dave of the 80s. Aykroyd tried it again in 1998 with reasonable success.

Whether celebrated as a sincere tribute or derided as a tongue-in-cheek put-on, the Blues Brothers -- Joliet Jake and his sile



Good night, my lovent brother Elwood -- was among the most popular groups of the late '70s; what started as a skit on the hit NBC television sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live quickly snowballed to become a true phenomenon, complete with hit records, a sold-out concert tour and even a feature film. Clad in vintage black suits, narrow ties, fedoras and omnipresent wrap-around sunglasses, the Blues Brothers delivered spirited renditions of classic soul hits in the tradition of the signature Stax-Volt sound; purists may still cringe, but if nothing else the group deserves credit for introducing any number of soul and blues classics to a new generation of listeners while also allowing some of the most gifted session men in the business a chance to shine on stage and screen. According to "Don Kirshner" (actually Saturday Night Live bandleader Paul Shaffer in disguise), the Blues Brothers' history was as follows: "In 1969, Marshall Checker, of the legendary Checkers Records, called me on a new blues act that had been playing in the small, funky clubs on Chicago's South Side...Today they are no longer an authentic blues act, but have managed to become a viable commercial product." In reality, however, vocalist Jake and harpist Elwood Blues were music lovers John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, two of SNL's brightest stars who created their respective aliases in early 1976 to warm up crowds before performances of the hit series. The Blues Brothers made their national TV debut with Belushi and Aykroyd outfitted in the bee costumes they often wore for another sketch, performing.

Jason Ankeny, All-Music Guide



Inspired by the lovable Saturday Night Live white-boy blues schtick of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, director John Landis seemingly threw every harebrained stunt he could imagine--and millions of dollars in production costs and wrecked autos--onto the screen. The resulting film could have been mistaken for a bad case of Hunter S. Thompson's D.T.'s, but Landis never shortchanged the music: Cab Calloway, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles all get their moment in the spotlight. Miraculously, the chic-shabby Blues Brothers, anchored by the Stax rhythm section of Cropper and Dunn, hold their own against the legends, perhaps by the sheer joy and love they have for the music.

Jerry McCulley, Amazon.com



Comic actors John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd received a lot of flak for their Blues Brothers shtick -- mostly for the albums, not 1980's beloved classic film. But they should be given credit for exposing many people -- including this reviewer -- to the music of blues and R&B veterans. The Blues Brothers soundtrack was released on Atlantic Records. On the surface this doesn't seem unusual, since the Blues Brothers' Atlantic debut, Briefcase Full of Blues, was a number one album; but the movie was released by Universal, and its parent company, MCA, passed on the soundtrack. The rollicking remake of the Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'" was a hit, featuring an arrangement notable for the horn section that replaces Steve Winwood's rumbling organ work. Ray Charles has a good time with "Shake a Tail Feather," and he's helped out by Jake and Elwood Blues (Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively). The cover of Solomon Burke's "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" is a lot of fun, thanks to the great overall rhythm and Elwood's lightning-fast stage rap, while James Brown and the Reverend James Cleveland Choir provide a blast of gospel music on "Old Landmark." Aretha Franklin's "Think" is explosive, and Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher" is slyly irresistible. Charles, Brown, Franklin, and Calloway all have small roles in the film, yet so does John Lee Hooker, but he's not represented here.

Bret Adams, All-Music Guide



Nachdem ihn der köstliche Blues-Gag von Dan Akroyd und John Belushi bei deren Auftritt in der US-Comedy-Show Saturday Night Live inspiriert hatte, drehte Direktor John Landis einen Film, in den er jeden noch so bekloppten Stunt, der ihm anscheinend gerade in den Sinn kam, und Millionen von Dollar an Produktionskosten und zu Schrott gefahrenen Autos einbrachte. Heraus kam Blues Brothers, ein Film, den man zwar leicht mit einem der übleren Fälle von Delirium Tremens eines Hunter S. Thompson verwechseln könnte, in dessen Verlauf die Musik allerdings an keiner Stelle zu kurz kommt: Ob Cab Calloway, James Brown, Aretha Franklin oder Ray Charles -- sie alle stehen an gegebener Stelle im Rampenlicht. Das Verblüffende ist dabei, daß die halb schick, halb schäbig gekleideten Blues Brothers, die von Copper und Dunn, der Rhythmusgruppe von Stax, die nötige Rückendeckung erhalten, durchaus mit den Musiklegenden mithalten können, vielleicht dank ihrer Begeisterung und Liebe für die Musik.

Jerry McCulley, Amazon.de



Gitarrist Buddy Guy und Harp-Spieler Junior Wells konnten als "The Ori- ginal Blues Brothers" allerdings nicht überzeugen: Tiefpunkt dieses Live- Mitschnittes eines Blues-Festivals in Chicago ist eine überdehnte Version des Stones-Klassikers "Satisfaction", die bestenfalls als Rache des schwarzen Mannes an den erfolgreichen Imitatoren entschuldigt werden kann. ** Interpret.: 04-07

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She Caught The Katy

She caught the Katy, and left me a mule to ride
She caught the Katy, and left me a mule to ride
My baby caught the Katy, left me a mule to ride
The train polled out, and I swung on behind
I'm crazy 'bout her, that hardheaded woman of mine

Man my baby's long, great god she's mighty she's tall
You know my baby's long, great god she's mighty my baby she's tall
Well my baby she's long, my baby she's tall
She sleeps with her head in the kitchen and her big feet out in the hall
And I'm still crazy 'bout her, that hardheaded woman of mine

Well I love my baby, she's so fine
I wish she'd come and see me some time
If you don't believe I love her, look what a hole I'm in
If you don't believe I'm sinking, look what a shape I'm in


She caught the Katy, and left me a mule to ride
She caught the Katy, and left me a mule to ride
Well my baby caught the Katy, left me a mule to ride
The train polled out, and I swung on behind
I'm crazy 'bout her, that hardheaded woman-
hardheaded woman of mine


Peter Gunn Theme

(Instrumental)


Gimme Some Lovin'

Well my temperature's rising and my feet are on the floor
Twenty people knocking 'cos they're wanting some more
Let me in baby, I don't know what you've got
But you'd better take it easy, this place is hot

Chorus:
I'm so glad we made it, I'm so glad we made it
You've gotta gimme some lovin' (gimme some lovin')
Gimme some lovin' (gimme gimme some lovin'), gimme some lovin' every day

Well I feel so good, everything is sounding hot
Better take it easy 'cos the place is on fire
Been a hard day and I don't know what to do
Wait a minute baby, it could happen to you

chorus

Well I feel so good, everybody's getting high
Better take it easy 'cos the place is on fire
Been a hard day and nothing went too good
Now I'm gonna relax honey, everybody should

chorus

Gimme some lovin' (gimme some lovin') I need it
(Gimme gimme some lovin') I need it
Ooh, gimme some lovin', every day, every day


Shake A Tail Feather

Well I heard about the fella you've been dancing with
All over the neighbourhood
So why didn't you ask me baba
Or didn't you think I could

Well I know that the Boogiloo is out of sight
but the shingaling she's paying tonight
but if that were you and me hotta baba
I would have shown you how to do right

Do it right, ( ah ha ), do it right
Do it right, ( do it right ), (( do it right ))
(( Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ))

(( Twisting, shake-it shake-it shake-it shake-it baba ))
(( Heaven go loop-dee-loop )), shake it up baba
(( Heaven go loop-dee-li ))
{ low } Bend over and let me see you shake your tail feather
{ mid joins } Bend over and let me see you shake your tail feather
{ All } Come on and let me see you shake your tail feather
Come on and let me see you shake your tail feather
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

{ repeat chorus }

Come on! Come on baba!
Come on-on, yeah come on babe
Alright, do the twist
Do the fly, oh!
Do the swim, ha ha ha
and do the bird
Wo do the jerk
and do the monkey
Hey hey watoosie
and uh what about the fool
Do the mash potato!
What about the boogiloo
Or the phoney moroney
Come on and do the twist
(( Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ))

Twisting, shake-it shake-it shake-it shake-it baba
Twisting, skake-it shake-it shake-it shake-it baba


Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

We're so glad to see so many of you lovely people here tonight, and we
would especially like to welcome all the representatives of Illinois'
law enforcement community that have chosen to join us here in the
Palace Hotel Ballroom at this time.  We sincerely hope that you enjoy
the show.  And please remember people, no matter who you are, and
whatever you do to live, thrive and survive, there are still some
things that make us all the same:  you, me, him, them -- everybody, everybody!

Everybody needs somebody
Everybody needs somebody to love
Someone to love (Someone to love)
Sweetheart to miss (Sweetheart to miss)
Sugar to kiss (Sugar to kiss)
I need you, you, you
I need you, you, you
I need you, you, you in the morning
I need you, you, you when my soul's on fire

Sometimes I feel, I feel a little sad inside
When my baby mistreats me, I never never have a place to hide, I need you!

Sometimes I feel, I feel a little sad inside
When my baby mistreats me, I never never have a place to hide, I need you, you, you!
I need you, you, you!
I need you, you, you!
I need you, you, you!

You know people when you do find somebody, hold that woman, hold that
man, love him, hold him, squeeze her, please her, hold, squeeze and
please that person, give 'em all your love, signify your feelings with
every gentle caress, because it's so important to have the special
somebody to hold, kiss, miss, squeeze, and please.

Everybody needs somebody
Everybody needs somebody to love
Someone to love (Someone to love)
Sweetheart to miss (Sweetheart to miss)
Sugar to kiss (Sugar to kiss)
I need you, you, you
I need you, you, you
I need you, you, you in the morning
I need you, you, you when my soul's on fire


The Old Landmark

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Think

Chorus:

You better think (THINK!)
Think about what you're trying to do to me
Think (THINK THINK)
Let your mind go. Let yourself go free

Let's go back let's go back let's o way on back when
I didn't even know you. You couldn't 'o been too much more than 10
I ain't no psychiatrist I ain't no doctor with degrees
But it don't take too much IQ to see what you're doin' to me

(Chorus)

Freedom (freedom), Freedom (freedom)

There ain't nothing you could ask I can answer what you want
But I was gonna change my mind if you keep doin' things I don't

(Chorus)

People walkin' 'round everyday planning games and taking scores
Tryin to make other people lose their minds well be careful you don't lose
yours

(Chorus)

You need me and I need you
Without each other there ain't nothing we can do

(vamp)

Oh Freedom (freedom) Freedom (freedom) . . .

There ain't nothing you could ask I can answer what you want
But I was gonna change my mind if you keep doin' things I don't

(Chorus)

You need me and I need you
Without each other there ain't nothing we can do

(vamp)

Freedom . . .
Think ! . . .


Theme From Rawhide

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
Though the streams are swollen..
Keep them doggies rollin'
Rawhide!

Rain and wind and weather
Hell bent for leather
Wishin' my gal was by my side
All the things I'm missin
Good viddles love and kissin
Are waitin at the end of my ride.

Chorus:

Move em' on,..... Head em' up,.......
Head em' up,..... move em' on
Move em' on,..... Head em' up,.......
Rawhide!
Cut em' out,..... ride em' in,.....
ride em' in,.... cut em' out,
Cut em' out,.......Ride em'in ....
Rawhide!.....


Keep movin', movin', movin'
Though their dissaprovin',
Keep them doggies movin'
Rawhide!

Don't try to understand them,
Just rope, throw and brand em'
Soon we'll be livin' high and wide.
My hearts calculatin'
My true love will be waitin',
Be waitin' at the end of my ride.


Minnie The Moocher

Hey folks here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher
She was a low-down Hoochie Koocher

She was the roughest toughest frail
But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale

Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi
(Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi)
Hodey odey odey oh
(Hodey odey odey oh)
Heedey Heedey Heedey Hee
(Heedey Heedey Heedey Hee)
Hidey Hidey Hidey Ho
(Hidey Hidey Hidey Ho)

She messed around with a bloke named smokey
She loved him though he was cokey

He took her down to Chinatown
And showed her how to kick the gong around

Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi
(Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi)
Whooooooooaaaap!
(Whooooooooaaaap!)
Heedey Heedey Heedey Hee
(Heedey Heedey Heedey Hee)
Hidey Hidey Hidey Ho
(Hidey Hidey Hidey Ho)

She had a dream about the King of Sweden
He gave her things that she was needin'
He gave her a home built of gold and steel
A diamond car with the platinum wheels

-----

He gave her is townhouse and his racin' horses
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses
Had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes
She sat around and counted them a million times

-----

Poor Min'
Poor Min'
Poor Min'....

   Sweet Home Chicago
(by Woody Payne)
Come on, oh baba don't you want to go
Oh come on, oh baba don't you want to go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home chicago

(( Come on, baba don't you want to go ))
(( Hida-hey, baba don't you want to go ))
(( Back to that same old place ))
(( Oh sweet home chicago ))

Well one and one is two
Six and two is eight
Come on baba don't you make me late

(( Hida-hey, baba don't you want to go ))
(( Back to that same old place ))
(( Sweet home chicago ))

(( Come on, baba don't you want to go ))
(( Oh come on, baba don't you want to go ))
(( Back to that same old place ))
(( Sweet home chicago ))

Six and three is nine
Nine and nine is eighteen
Look there brother baby and you'll see what I've seen

(( Hida-hey, baba don't you want to go ))
(( Back to that same old place ))
(( Sweet home chicago ))

(( Oh come on, baba don't you want to go-oh-ooh ))
(( Come on, baba don't you want to go ))
(( Back to that same old place ))
(( My sweet home chicago ))


Jailhouse Rock

The warden threw a party in the county jail.
The prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing.
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block was a dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
the whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block was a dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Number forty-seven said to number three:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block was a dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block was a dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake,
no one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break."
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix,
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block was a dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

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