Ruby Andrews

Ruby Andrews
Birth nameRuby Stackhouse
Born (1947-03-12) March 12, 1947 (age 77)
Hollandale, Mississippi, U.S.
OriginChicago, Illinois
Genres
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1966–present
Labels
Websitehttp://myspace.com/rubyandrews

Ruby Andrews (born Ruby Stackhouse; March 12, 1947)[1][2] is an American R&B/soul singer. Beginning her professional career in the mid–1960s, Andrews is best known for her songs: "Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over)" (1967), "You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)" (1969), and "Everybody Saw You" (1970).

Biography

Ruby Stackhouse was born in Hollandale, Mississippi,[1][3] Andrews moved to Chicago around 1953, and there attended Hyde Park High School. Around her senior year in high school, Andrews started singing with a vocal group called the Vondells. Andrews made her debut on the Kelmac label, recording with the Vondells although the record was released as by Ruby Stackhouse.[3] Andrews third release for the label was her biggest seller, "Casonova [sic] (Your Playing Days Are Over)"[4] in 1967. A crossover hit, the song went to number 9 in the R&B charts and number 51 in the pop charts. The song, co-written and produced by Joshie Jo Armstead, featured a typical Chicago-style mid-tempo arrangement, but was recorded and arranged by Mike Terry in Detroit.[5] Some later reissues of the track used the (historically correct) spelling "Casanova". Follow-ups included "You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)", "You Made a Believer (Out of Me)" (no. 18 on the R&B chart and no. 96 on the pop chart in 1969), "Everybody Saw You" (no. 34 R&B in 1970) and "You Ole Boo You". Andrews' releases on Zodiac were produced and written by the team of Fred Bridges, Robert Eaton and Richard Knight, who also performed as the vocal group Brothers Of Soul.[3][5] Andrews later cut some bluesy material for Ichiban, with producer Swamp Dogg.[6] She is the CEO of Genuine Ruby Records LLC.[citation needed]

Partial discography

Chart singles

Year A-side Chart Positions
US Pop[7] US
R&B[1]
1967 "Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)" 51 9
1968 "Hey Boy Take A Chance On Love" 92 -
"The Love I Need" - 48
1969 "You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)" 96 18
1970 "Everybody Saw You" /
"Can You Get Away" 		118
- 		34
41
1971 "You Ole Boo Boo You" - 47

Albums

  • Everybody Saw You (1970)
  • Black Ruby (1972)
  • Genuine Ruby (1977)
  • Kiss This (1991)
  • Ruby (1993)
  • Hip Shakin Mama (1998)

Compilations

  • Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over) (1994)
  • Hip Shakin Mama (1998)
  • Casanova - Your Playing Days Are Over (Her Greatest Hits) (2000)
  • Just Loving You (The Zodiac Sessions 1967 - 1973) (2004)
  • Swamp Dogg Presents: The Boss Ladies of Soul (2007)
  • Hits Anthology (2013)

References

  1. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 10.
  2. ^ Some sources claim her birth name was Barbara Jean Stackhouse.
  3. ^ a b c Pruter, Robert (October 19, 1992). Chicago Soul. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252062599 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Images for Ruby Andrews - Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Colin Larkin, The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, reprinted at Oldies.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015
  6. ^ Dahi, Bill. "Ruby Andrews - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 19. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.