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"Ruby Baby"
Single by Dion
from the album Ruby Baby
B-side"He'll Only Hurt You"
Released 1963
Recorded1962
Genre Rock and roll [1]
Label Laurie
Songwriter(s) Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Dion singles chronology
" Love Came to Me"
(1962)
"Ruby Baby"
(1963)
" Sandy"
(1963)
"Ruby Baby"
Single by Billy "Crash" Craddock
from the album Rub It In
B-side"Walk When Love Walks"
ReleasedOctober 1974
RecordedFebruary 1974
Genre Country
Label ABC 12036
Songwriter(s) Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s) Ron Chancey
Billy "Crash" Craddock singles chronology
" Rub It In"
(1974)
"Ruby Baby"
(1974)
"Still Thinkin' 'Bout You"
(1975)

"Ruby Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by the Drifters. Their version was released as a single by Atlantic Records (catalog No. 45 1089) in 1956. [2] It peaked at No. 10 on the US Hot R&B chart. [3]

Covers and other versions

"Ruby Baby" has been covered by many artists including:

References

  1. ^ Brown, Mick (17 October 2012). Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector. A&C Black. ISBN  9781408819500.
  2. ^ "Tracks on Ruby Baby - The Drifters (February 1956)". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 173.
  4. ^ "Tracks on Ruby Baby - Dion (January 1963)". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 159.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 91.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 198.
  8. ^ "Tracks on Take It Greasy - Ol' 55 (1976)". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  9. ^ "Tracks on Ronnie Hawkins - Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks (August 1959)". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  10. ^ "Album Discography". Delshannon.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.