Ruby's Torch

Ruby's Torch
Studio album by Nanci Griffith
Released 14 November 2006
Genre Folk, country
Length 41:54
Label Rounder
Producer Peter Collins
Nanci Griffith chronology
Hearts in Mind
(2004)		 Ruby's Torch
(2006)		 The Loving Kind
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Austin Chronicle [2]
Manchester Evening News [3]
No Depression(average) [4]
Q [5]

Ruby's Torch is a 2006 Nanci Griffith album on Rounder Records. It is a collection of torch songs penned by Griffith and various other artists, including Tom Waits, Jimmy Webb and Donal MacDonagh Long. All the songs are produced with lush backing arrangements from a string orchestra.

Track listing

  1. "When I Dream" (Sandy Mason) 3:29
  2. "If These Walls Could Speak" (Jimmy Webb) 3:40
  3. "Ruby's Arms" (Tom Waits) 5:28
  4. "Never Be The Sun" (Donal MacDonagh Long) 3:57
  5. "Bluer Than Blue" (Charles Goodrum) 3:18
  6. "Brave Companion Of The Road" (Nanci Griffith) 3:29
  7. "Grapefruit Moon" (Tom Waits) 4:20
  8. "Please Call Me, Baby" (Tom Waits) 4:11
  9. "Late Night Grand Hotel" (Nanci Griffith) 2:53
  10. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) 2:51
  11. "Drops From The Faucet" (Frank Christian) 4:07

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ The Austin Chronicle review
  3. ↑ Manchester Evening News review
  4. ↑ No Depression review
  5. ↑ Album reviews at CD Universe

External links

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