Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 3, 1998
Recorded1997
Length60:29
LabelUptown/Universal
ProducerPaul Shaffer
Various artists chronology
Blues Brothers & Friends: Live from House of Blues
(1997) 		Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1998) 		The Blues Brothers Complete
(2000)
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Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album that features the Blues Brothers. It is a soundtrack album to the 1998 film, Blues Brothers 2000, the sequel to the 1980 film, The Blues Brothers.

In addition to tracks by the Blues Brothers Band performed with guest artists such as Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Dr. John, Lonnie Brooks, Junior Wells, Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett, there are songs by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Blues Traveler as well as an all-star blues supergroup, the Louisiana Gator Boys, featuring B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, Charlie Musselwhite, Doctor John, Lou Rawls, Koko Taylor, Isaac Hayes, Billy Preston and other artists.

This is the first official Blues Brothers release to feature John Goodman, although his first performance as a member of the group occurred at the House of Blues in Los Angeles in 1995.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Born in Chicago"Nick GravenitesPaul Butterfield Blues Band3:05
2."The Blues Don't Bother Me"MurphyMatt "Guitar" Murphy3:32
3."Harmonica Musings"PopperJohn Popper0:32
4."Cheaper to Keep Her"Mack RiceElwood Blues, Lonnie Brooks and Junior Wells3:13
5."Perry Mason Theme"Fred SteinerBlues Brothers2:29
6."Looking for a Fox"Clarence Carter/Marcus Daniel/Rick Hall/Wilbur TerrellBlues Brothers2:46
7."I Can't Turn You Loose"Otis ReddingBlues Brothers2:24
8."Respect"ReddingAretha Franklin and the Ridgeway Sisters3:00
9."634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)"Steve Cropper/Eddie FloydEddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett, Jonny Lang and the Blues Brothers3:29
10."Maybe I'm Wrong"PopperBlues Traveler5:33
11."Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend"Stan JonesBlues Brothers3:10
12."John the Revelator"Son HouseJames Brown, Sam Moore and Cab Blues3:53
13."Let There Be Drums"Sandy Nelson/Richard PodolorCarl LaFong Trio1:14
14."Season of the Witch"Donovan LeitchDr. John and The Blues Brothers5:09
15."Funky Nassau"Tyrone Fitzgerald/Raphael MunningsQueen Mousette, Cab Blues, Elwood Blues, Mighty Mack and The Blues Brothers4:11
16."How Blue Can You Get?"Jane FeatherThe Louisiana Gator Boys5:18
17."Turn On Your Love Light"Deadric Malone/Joe ScottBlues Brothers3:30
18."New Orleans"Frank Guida/Joseph RoysterThe Louisiana Gator Boys and the Blues Brothers4:01

Other songs in the film

In addition to the soundtrack, there are songs that appear in the film as background music that do not feature on the soundtrack. They include:

Credits

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[2] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[3] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Bluesseiten, Blues Brothers Fanseite und David Bowie Fanseite".
  2. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Blues Brothers 2000 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Music Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Blues Brothers 2000')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Blues Brothers 2000". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

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