Ruby's Torch

Ruby's Torch
Studio album by
Nanci Griffith
Released14 November 2006
RecordedApril – August 2006
GenresFolk, country
Length41:54
LabelRounder
ProducerPeter Collins
Nanci Griffith chronology
Hearts in Mind
(2004)		 Ruby's Torch
(2006)		 The Loving Kind
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
The Austin ChronicleStarStar
Manchester Evening NewsStarStarStarStarStar
No Depression(average)
QStarStarStar

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

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
UK Country Albums (Official Charts)2
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)21


References