‘Black Ruby’ from 1972 was Ruby Andrews’ second album for Zodiac Records and is a really solid set of dancers and beat ballads with Ruby’s powerful vocals shining throughout. The bgi-city funky soul of ‘(I Want To be) Whatever It Takes To Please You’ and ‘Overdose Of Love’ are counterbalanced by the mellow, plaintive ‘The Love I Need’. The irresistible funky soul groove of ‘You Made A Believer Out Of Me’ is a bubbling dancer, ‘Just Loving You’ is one of those magical tracks that can be played forever and still sound incredible, the tough funker ‘Didn’t I Fool You’ is a highlight as is the screaming version of ‘Hound Dog’ where she sounds like Bettye Davis. Great album, hard to find on original.
Track listings:
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01 (I Want To Be) Whatever It Takes To Please You by Ruby Andrews
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02 Overdose Of Love by Ruby Andrews
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03 The Love I Need by Ruby Andrews
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04 Didn’t I Fool You? by Ruby Andrews
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05 You Made A Believer Out Of Me by Ruby Andrews
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06 Good ‘N Plenty by Ruby Andrews
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07 You Ole Boo Boo You by Ruby Andrews
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08 Just Lovin’ You by Ruby Andrews
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09 My Love Is Comin’n Down by Ruby Andrews
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10 Hound Dog by Ruby Andrews
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