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Briefcase Full of Blues is the debut album by the Blues Brothers, released on November 28, 1978, by Atlantic Records. It was recorded live on September 9, 1978, at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, when the band opened for comedian Steve Martin. The album consists of covers of blues and soul songs from the 1950s to 1970s.
The album hit number 1 on the Billboard album chart and sold over two million US copies, going double platinum; according to Blues Brothers member Dan Aykroyd, the album has sold 3.5 million copies in total. It is among the highest-selling blues albums of all time.
Three singles were released from the album: "Rubber Biscuit", which reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Soul Man", which reached number 14, and "Hey Bartender", which did not chart.
The album is dedicated to Curtis Salgado, the inspiration behind John Belushi's creation of the Blues Brothers characters.




Track listing






Personnel


Partial credits from Richard Buskin and the album's liner notes.

"Joliet" Jake Blues (John Belushi) – lead vocals
Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) – backing vocals, harmonica, lead vocals on "Rubber Biscuit"
Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer – backing vocals, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, acoustic piano, musical director
Steve "The Colonel" Cropper – guitar
Matt "Guitar" Murphy – guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar
Steve "Getdwa" Jordan – backing vocals, drums
Lou "Blue Lou" Marini – tenor and alto saxophones, backing vocals
Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin – trumpet, backing vocals
Tom "Triple Scale" Scott – tenor and alto saxophones, backing vocals
Tom "Bones" Malone – tenor and baritone saxophones, trombone, trumpet, backing vocals, horn arrangements
Production and technical staff
Bob Tischler - producer, mix engineer
Belinda Tischler - "assistant to the producer"
Laila Nabulsi - production coordinator
Warren Dewey - engineer
Jay Krugman - assistant engineer
Frank Sheiback, Bruce Spillman - crew
David Alexander - album photography
Judith Jacklin - "design and photo coloring"
Venues
"Recorded live at the Universal Amphitheater, L.A."
"Record Plant, L.A." - remote recording, mixing location




Charts






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Certifications






References






External links


Album Information on Blues Brothers Central (archive)
Biography of the Blues Brothers from the album Briefcase Full of Blues

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