Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs (1988)

Artist...............: Blues Brothers
Album................: Everybody Needs
Genre................: Blues
Source...............: Cd
Year.................: 1988
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy
Codec................: Ape
Information..........: TntVillage
Covers...............: Front
Total Size...........: 364 Mb


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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.

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Tracklist
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01. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
02. Gimme Some Lovin'
03. Can't Turn You Loose
04. She Caught the Katy
05. Green Onions
06. Who's Making Love
07. B Movie Box Car Blues
08. Peter Gunn Theme
09. Soul Man
10. Theme From 'Rawhide'
11. Shake A Tailfeather
12. Do You Love Me (Including 'Mother Popcorn')
13. Sweet Home Chicago
14. Going Back To Miami
15. Flip, Flop & Fly
16. Soul Finger (Including 'Funky Broadway')