Best of The Blues Brothers


Best of the Blues Brothers is the fourth and final Blues Brothers album released before John Belushi's death in 1982. It is the first compilation album by the band and it was released by Atlantic Records on November 30, 1981. Along with tracks from the first three albums, Briefcase Full of Blues, The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack and Made in America, it includes unreleased live versions of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", "Rubber Biscuit", and a new song, "Expressway to Your Heart". The album was remixed by Steve Jordan and Donald “Duck” Dunn. Belushi’s wife, Judith Jacklin, designed the sleeve.
A special feature on The Best of John Belushi DVD shows Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi promoting the album on The Today Show. In that segment, they lament the fact that Tom Malone was accidentally left off the credits of the album.

Track listing

All tracks recorded live, except tracks 4 & 8
  1. "Expressway to Your Heart" – 3:23
  2. *A Top 10 hit by The Soul Survivors in 1967; recorded by Booker T. and the M.G.'s in 1968.
  3. "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" – 2:36
  4. *A different version than on The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack
  5. "I Don't Know" – 4:16
  6. "She Caught the Katy" – 4:12
  7. *Opening theme to The Blues Brothers, originally by Taj Mahal
  8. "Soul Man" – 3:03
  9. "Rubber Biscuit" – 3:25
  10. *A different version than on Briefcase Full of Blues
  11. "Goin' Back to Miami" – 3:33
  12. *Edited
  13. "Gimme Some Lovin'" – 3:07
  14. "'B' Movie Boxcar Blues" – 4:08
  15. "Flip, Flop & Fly" – 3:39

    Personnel