Album Of The Day: The Blues Brothers Soundtrack by Various

Album Art of The Blues Brothers Soundtrack album - On a solid blue background, a square photo of two men is in color but also rotated about 10 degrees off center counter-clockwise. The photo shows two white men in black suits and pants with thin black ties and tall black hats, also wearing sunglasses. They are sitting on the hood of a black sedan, and a remote place of the Chicago can be seen somewhat in the background, with a gravel/dirt next to the person on the left on the ground and steel railroad bridges in the background. It's a gray, overcast day. At the top in large letters it says the movie name in yellow, plus in much smaller type it says 'Original Soundtrack Recording' and 'A Universal Picture' in the bottom right.

Released 45 years ago earlier in the summer, this is the soundtrack of the John Landis-directed comedy/musical/action film. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd often appeared on Saturday Night Live as a blues duo from their beloved Chicago, and along with opening for other bands and some touring, this ridiculously funny film was made. This album includes all the major musical numbers from the film recorded in a studio, and a few bits that are not in the film are included too. Most of it is Jake and Elwood Blues, their characters names, as The Blues Brothers, but they are joined by Ray Charles on one song and Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Cab Calloway get their own tracks from the film. Classic songs like "Jailhouse Rock", "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Gimme Some Lovin'" are just a sample of the classics on this album. The Blues Brothers are great performers even if they are actors first, and they love the music. And the band they assembled for this album and the movie is top-notch as well. If you've not listened to much blues, this is a great place to start. It's even a fun listen if you haven't seen the movie. And if you're a fan of classic blues music, you'll probably find this not bad as well, I think.

Release Year: 1980
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