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"Ruby" is the 1952 theme song for the film Ruby Gentry starring Jennifer Jones, written by Mitchell Parish and Heinz Roemheld. There were six chartered versions of the song in 1953.[1] The theme enjoyed much popularity in orchestral recordings by Les Baxter, with harmonica solo by Danny Welton.,[2] Victor Young And His Singing Strings with George Fields on harmonica (Columbia DO-70040, Australia), Richard Hayman And His Orchestra with Richard Hayman on harmonica, and Jerry Murad and the Harmonicats.

"Ruby"
Single by Ray Charles
from the album Dedicated to You
B-side"Hardhearted Hannah"
ReleasedNovember 1960
RecordedAugust 23, 1960
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
GenreSoul, traditional pop
Length3:51
LabelABC-Paramount
Composer(s)Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld
Producer(s)Sid Feller
Ray Charles singles chronology
"Georgia on My Mind"
(1960)
"Ruby"
(1960)
"Them That Got"
(1961)

Notable recordings


It has subsequently become a jazz and pop standard, both as an instrumental and with lyrics by Mitchell Parish:


References


  1. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 573. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  2. News, Deseret (11 July 1990). "PHILHARMONIC POPS CONCERT UNCORKS DAYS OF '47 CELEBRATIONS, ACTIVITIES". Deseret News. Retrieved 2 May 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 204. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 48. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 228. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 463. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 320. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  8. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 64. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  9. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. New York: Billboard Books. p. 117. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  10. Wednesday's Child "New York's own Adam Wade was singing his million seller hit “Ruby”"
  11. Joan Potter African American Firsts, 4th Edition, 2013, ISBN 0758292422, p. 73, "His first ADAM WADE record, “Ruby, was a hit, and a year"



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