This was a tough album to locate. The title says best of but thats a bit misleading, more like "the rare side of" as it contains a few unissued tracks from her days at Diamond,that makes this album so unique, in particular her rare northern anthem "last minute miracle" also covered by linda jones & the shirelles not on youtube...Ruby was born in 1942 & passed in 2016. Her records made the singles charts in both the US and UK in the 1960s and 1970s. Ruby was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and when Ruby was five, her mother died. From that moment on, Ruby was raised by her grandmother in Cincinnati, Ohio. She had her first minor hit in 1967, a duet with pop singer Johnny Thunder on the song "Make Love To Me", which had previously been a hit in 1954 for Jo Stafford. Recording on the Diamond label, she had several further minor hits in the US in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including "I Don't Want To Cry", "Guess Who" and her cover of the Dick Glasser standard, "I Will". Just as her US chart career was ending, her version of "I Will" became an unexpected hit in Britain on the independent Creole label, where it rose to no. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in late 1977. She followed up its success in Britain with several more hits, "Come to Me", "I Won't Mention It Again" and "Baby Lay Down". She had several records played on the uk northern scene and collectors still scour around for her rarer 45,s. Only 2 studio recorded albums and a few comps like this..It is a brilliant album that highlights the lady,s under the radar talent!
AMM
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This looks also very interesting 👍😊
Thanks Bobmac for tracking it down and the review here.
I had one of her albums and I fell in love with the voice that this lady sings with. She is down to earth style that makes you enjoy. Thanks AMM
Thanks for more Ruby guys and amm!
What a soulful singer!!! That's everything I like on a CD, moreover extremely rare.
It's a real gift for me.
Thanks to Bobmac and AMM.
Yves
Thanks for digging this out Bobmac and thanks for reviewing it AMM
Cheers for the review
New to me> Thanks for the review!!
So you found it THANKS Bobmac and AMM!! Looks like a good un!!
Cheers!
Bill
Very curious about this one. Thanks, AMM and Bobmac!
Thanks Bobmac and AMM for the review.
Nice, Rare, Fine,And Gem
Thank You Kindly
Another gem of an album... many thanks for this review AMM & Bobmac
BigD
Great Review Thank you AMM
thanks Bobmac and AMM; and further thanks to original uploader Loofer
Uuh, rare one and indeed a soulful singer. Thanks a lot Bobmac & AMM ☮️🌞✌🏻
It's a wonderful opportunity to find these rare tracks. Thanks for review, P.
Thanks Bobmac and AMM for the review
She does an amazing cover of Neither one of us
Thnaks Bobmac and AMM for this Ruby Winters album Reb
I commented on the wrong one but but never the less a great body of soul music from Ruby thanks Bob Mac and AMM
Cheers Pedro
Another great review, Thanks AMM & Bobmac
A job well done Bobmac & MM, thank you.
cheers,ELtel
Thanks for the Ruby Winters review AMM and Bobmac. Looks like a winner!
Interesting review gracias
Thanks Bobmac for this hard to find
other rare record
I'd love to review this rare Ruby gem, AMM ! Thanks, RB.
posted four days ago. ouch :(
Hi AMM, After my travels it is good to come home and find some very good albums here, thanks to you AMM.
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