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1978 live album by the Blues Brothers
Briefcase Full of Blues
Live album by
the Blues Brothers
Released
November 28, 1978
Recorded
September 9, 1978
Venue
Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles
Genre
R&B[1]
jump blues[1]
Length
35:45
Label
Atlantic
Producer
Bob Tischler
The Blues Brothers chronology
Briefcase Full of Blues (1978)
The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack (1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[2]
Christgau's Record Guide
C+[3]
Rolling Stone
(favorable)[1]
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;[4] according to Blues Brothers member Dan Aykroyd, the album has sold 3.5 million copies in total.[5] It is among the highest-selling blues albums of all time.[5]
Three singles were released from the album: "Rubber Biscuit", which reached number 37[6] on the Billboard Hot 100, "Soul Man", which reached number 14, and "Hey Bartender", which did not chart.[7]
The album is dedicated to Curtis Salgado, the inspiration behind John Belushi's creation of the Blues Brothers characters.
^ abc"Blues Brothers: Briefcase Full of Blues : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.
^Briefcase Full of Blues at AllMusic
^Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^"American album certifications – The Blues Brothers – Briefcase Full of Blues". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ abGatchet, Roger (18 May 2007). "Still on a Mission from God: interview with Dan Aykroyd". AustinSound. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010.
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