Ruby Andrews

Ruby Andrews
Background information
Birth name	Ruby Stackhouse
Born	March 12, 1947 (1947-03-12) (age 62) Hollandale, Mississippi, United States
Genres	R&B soul,deep soul, soul blues
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1967 - present
Labels	MCA, Zodiac,
Associated acts	Brothers of Soul
Website	http://myspace.com/rubyandrews

Ruby Andrews (born March 12, 1947) is a Chicago-based American soul singer.

Her best known songs include "Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)" (1967), "You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)" (1969), and "Everybody Saw You" (1970).

Biography

Born Ruby Stackhouse in Hollandale, Mississippi, Andrews debuted on the Kelmac label (as Ruby Stackhouse) and soon after on Zodiac, label and scored her biggest seller, "Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over)", in 1967.

A crossover hit, "Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over)", 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 lope, but was recorded and arranged by Mike Terry in Detroit. ^[1]

Successful follow-ups on Zodiac included "You Made a Believer (Out of Me)" in 1969 and "Everybody Saw You" the next year. Andrews later cut some bluesy material for Ichiban, with producer Swamp Dogg. ^[2]

Most of Andrews releases on the Chicago-based Zodiac label were produced and written by the team of Fred Bridges, Robert Eaton and Richard Knight, who previously were moderately successful as the vocal group Brothers Of Soul (of "I Guess That Don't Make Me A Loser" fame). Andrews evolved into a powerful vocalist on such aggressive stand-outs as "You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)" (number 18 in the R&B charts and number 96 in the pop charts in 1969), "Everybody Saw You" (number 34 in the R&B charts in 1970) and "You Ole Boo You". ^[1]

Andrews is also the CEO of Genuine Ruby Records LLC. ^[3]

Partial discography

Full length releases

• Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over)
• Kiss This
• Genuine Ruby
• Black Ruby

Singles and EPs

• "Casanova (Your Playings Days Are Over)" (1967), #51 Pop, #9 R&B
• "The Love I Need" (1968), #48 R&B
• "Hey Boy Take A Chance On Love" (1968), #92 Pop
• "You Made a Believer (Out of Me)" (1969), #96 Pop, #18 R&B
• "Can You Get Away" (1970), #41 R&B
• "Everybody Saw You" (1970), #118 Pop, #34 R&B
• "You Ole Boo Boo You" (1971), #47 R&B

Compilations

• Hip Shakin Mama
• Just Loving You
• Swamp Dogg Presents: The Boss Ladies of Soul

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Ruby-Andrews.html
2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifrxqw5ldae~T1
3. ^ http://www.myspace.com/rubyandrews

External links

• Ruby Andrews at Myspace