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Recorded live at the Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California.
"Soul Finger" includes portions of "Funky Broadway." "Do You Love Me" includes portions of "Mother Popcorn."
Like the Grateful Dead or the Minutemen, the Blues Brothers are a band that, regardless of their own quality, ultimately did more harm than good by influencing an endless stream of horrible imitations. This pet project of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd featured top session players and had great taste in song selection, but Jake and Elwood also spawned thousands of terrible white R&B cover bands and made possible the soulless House of Blues franchise. Made in America is easily the band's weakest album; Briefcase Full of Blues has a sincere grit and energy and the Blues Brothers original soundtrack is filled with vibrant guest spots from ringers like Aretha Franklin and James Brown. On this third release, however, after the propulsive opening salvo of "Soul Finger" and "Who's Making Love?," everything slows down and the highlights become thin. "Do You Love Me" is clumsy and "I Ain't Got You" is by the numbers. Most of the famous session players from the first two LPs remain as Jake and Elwood's crack backup band. Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn and guitarist Steve Cropper from Booker T. & the MG's are still the soul of the Blues Brothers, and Matt "Guitar" Murphy rips out a mean solo once in a while. Of course, this remains musical director Paul Schaffer's baby, so nothing gets too raw. "Who's Making Love?" was the hit single, a rousing version of Johnnie Taylor's 1968 R&B smash that is as good as it gets musically on Made in America. As for the stars of the show, Aykroyd's stage raps are usually hilarious, a deadpan mix of jingoistic politics and junkie hep-talk, but Randy Newman's depressing torch song "Guilty" is harrowing in Belushi's hands, as the theme of self-destruction is all too appropriate for his life at the time. It's eerie to hear the audience cheer him on after a line like, "Got some whiskey from a bar/Got some cocaine from my friends." Made in America was the last official Blues Brothers release before Belushi's 1982 death, but Aykroyd saw fit to resurrect the band 15 years later with Jim Belushi and John Goodman vainly trying to fill the real Jake's big shoes. ~ Fred Beldin
Out of print in the U.S.! Import pressing of the 1980 album from Jake & Elwood Blues (AKA John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) plus their exceptional backing band featuring Donald 'Duck' Dunn and Steve Cropper. Warner.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Engineers: Bob Tischleer, Jay Krugman, Warren Dewey, Dave Thoener.
Personnel: Elwood Blues (vocals, harmonica); Lou Marini, Tom Scott (vocals, saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Alan Rubin (vocals, trumpet); Paul Shaffer (vocals, piano, electric piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards); Steve Jordan (vocals, drums); "Joliet" Jake Blues, John Belushi (vocals); Jeff Mironov, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Steve Cropper (guitar); Tom "Bones" Malone (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone, horns); Murphy Dunne (electric piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards); Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass guitar).
Recording information: At The Universal Amphitheater By Record Plant; Universal Amphitheater.
Director: Paul Shaffer.
Photographers: David Alexander ; Nels Israelson.
Unknown Contributor Role: Mark Eshelman.
Arrangers: Tom "Bones" Malone; Tom Scott.
The Blues Brothers: John Belushi (vocals); Dan Ackroyd (harmonica, vocals); Steve Cropper, Matt Murphy (guitar); Lou Marini, Tom Scott (tenor saxophone, alto saxophone); Alan Rubin (trumpet); Tom Malone (trombone, baritone & tenor saxophones); Paul Shaffer (keyboards); Murphy Dunne (electric piano); Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass); Steve Jordan (drums).
Additional personnel: Jeff Mironov (guitar).
Made In America Music | List Price | $12.99 (You save $2.50) | | Category | Rock Albums, R&B CDs, Pop, Blues, Comedy, Rock/Pop, Live Performances, Soul/R&B | | Label | Atlantic | | Orig Year | 1980 | | All Time Sales Rank | 30052  | | CD Universe Part number | 1097548 | | Catalog number | 8278999 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 19, 2009 | | Studio/Live | Live | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Paul Shaffer; Bob Tischler | | Recording Time | 17 minutes | | Personnel | Tom Scott - vocals, saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Steve Cropper - guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass guitar Steve Jordan - vocals, drums Lou Marini Alan Rubin - vocals, trumpet Paul Shaffer - vocals, piano, electric piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards Matt "Guitar" Murphy - guitar Dan Aykroyd - harmonica, vocals John Belushi - vocals Elwood Blues - vocals, harmonica Murphy Dunne - electric piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards
Also: Jeff Mironov |
Blues Brothers Made In America Songs | 1. | Soul Finger/Funky Broadway | |
| 2. | Who's Making Love? | |
| 3. | Do You Love Me/Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) | |
| 4. | Guilty  | |
| 5. | Perry Mason Theme  | |
| 6. | Riot in Cell Block #9 | |
| 7. | Green Onions | |
| 8. | I Ain't Got You | |
| 9. | From the Bottom | |
| 10. | Going Back to Miami | |
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