Ruby Baby
"Ruby Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by the Drifters. Their version was released on a single by Atlantic Records as catalog number 45 1089 in 1956.[1] This original version peaked at No. 10 on the US R&B chart.[2]
| "Ruby Baby" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dion | ||||
| B-side | "He'll Only Hurt You" | |||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Dion singles chronology | ||||
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| "Ruby Baby" | ||||
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| Single by Billy "Crash" Craddock | ||||
| from the album Rub It In | ||||
| B-side | "Walk When Love Walks" | |||
| Released | October 1974 | |||
| Recorded | February 1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | ABC 12036 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |||
| Producer(s) | Ron Chancey | |||
| Billy "Crash" Craddock singles chronology | ||||
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Other versions
The song has been covered by many artists, including:
- Columbia Records released a remake by Dion on a single recorded in 1962, as catalogue number 4 42662.[3] giving him a major worldwide success. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (behind "Hey Paula" by Paul & Paula and "Walk Like a Man" by The Four Seasons), and also peaked at No. 5 on the R&B chart.[4]
- In 1963, Richard Anthony released a cover in French language, lyric by André Salvet and Claude Carrère, (Columbia Records, ESRF 1391) for the album Richard Anthony (Columbia Records, FPX 234) for France, Canada and Italy.
- The Beach Boys. Their version was released on the band's 1993 box set Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys as an outtake from the 1965 Beach Boys' Party! album. There was also a version recorded for their 1976 "comeback" album, 15 Big Ones which can be found on various bootlegs of that era.
- Korean singer BoA uses elements of this song in her single, "Rock with You".
- Canadian band Wednesday scored a hit in Canada with a rock version in 1976.
- BWB performed an instrumental cover of the song on their album Groovin' .
- In 1974, Billy "Crash" Craddock who had a number one country hit.[5] This version was included the album Rub It In This version crossed over to number thirty-three on the Hot 100.[6] It was also released on his 2009 live album Live -N- Kickin'.
- Bobby Darin. Released on the LP 18 Yellow Roses & 11 Other Hits by Capitol Records as catalog number ST 1942 in 1963.[7]
- Ronnie Dove recorded the song in 1969 for Diamond Records. It went unreleased until it was issued on CD in the late 1980s.
- Donald Fagen, of Steely Dan, also recorded a version on his 1982 solo album, The Nightfly.
- Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar
- Ronnie Hawkins. Recorded on April 13, 1959. It was released on the LP Ronnie Hawkins by Roulette Records as catalog number SR 25078 in August 1959.[8]
- A young Miguel Ríos recorded a version on his fifth EP (1963).
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser recorded a version of the song called "Rudy" available only on his Archive set of CDs.
- Del Shannon. Released on the LP Handy Man by Amy Records as catalog numbers 8003-M (mono) and 8003-S (stereo) in 1964.[9]
- Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers.
- Bobby Rydell - The top hits of 1963 sung by Bobby Rydell.
- Mitch Ryder - Sings the Hits (1968)
- John Woolley and Just Born - Recorded August 1969, 13 weeks in Belgium hit parade in 1970
- Australian band Ol' 55 released a version in 1978 as the fourth single from their third studio album Cruisin' for a Bruisin' (1978). The song peaked at number 36 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
References
- "Tracks on Ruby Baby - The Drifters (February 1956)". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 173.
- "Tracks on Ruby Baby - Dion (January 1963)". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 159.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 91.
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 198.
- "Tracks on Take It Greasy - Ol' 55 (1976)". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- "Tracks on Ronnie Hawkins - Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks (August 1959)". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- "Album Discography". Delshannon.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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