BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES

'''Briefcase Full of Blues''' was the first album by The Blues Brothers, released in 1978 by Atlantic Records. The album reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and double platinum. Two singles were released, "Rubber Biscuit", which reached #37 on the Billboard 100 and "Soul Man," which reached #14.

Contents

Track listing

Credits

Charts

External links

Track listing

# "Opening: I Can't Turn You Loose" (Redding) – 1:50
# "Hey Bartender" (Dixon) – 3:01
# "Messin' With The Kid" (London) – 3:35
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★ Originally by Junior Wells
# "(I Got Everything I Need) Almost" (Walsh) – 2:50
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★ Originally recorded by Toronto's Downchild Blues Band
# "Rubber Biscuit" (Johnson, Levy) – 2:57
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★ Originally recorded by The Chips
# "Shot Gun Blues" (Walsh) – 5:23
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★ Also by Downchild Blues Band
# "Groove Me" (Floyd) – 3:46
# "I Don't Know" (Mabon) – 4:14
# "Soul Man" (Hayes, Porter) – 3:28
# "'B' Movie Box Car Blues" (McClinton) – 4:08
# "Flip, Flop & Fly" (Calhoun, Turner) – 3:38
# "Closing: I Can't Turn You Loose" (Redding) – 0:51

Credits

★ Elwood Blues – Vocals, Harmonica

★ "Joliet" Jake Blues – Vocals

★ Matt "Guitar" Murphy – Lead Guitar

★ Steve "The Colonel" Cropper – Guitar

★ Donald "Duck" Dunn – Bass guitar

★ Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer – Keyboards, Background Vocals

★ Steve "Getdwa" Jordan – Drums, Background Vocals

★ Lou "Blue Lou" Marini – Tenor & Alto Saxophones

★ Tom "Triple Scale" Scott – Tenor & Alto Saxophones

★ Tom "Bones" Malone – Tenor & Baritone Saxophones, Trombone, Trumpet, Background Vocals

★ Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin – Trumpet, Background Vocals

Charts

'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	14

External links

★ Album Information on Blues Brothers Central

★ Biography of the Blues Brothers from the album ''Briefcase Full of Blues''