Ruby's Torch

Studio album by Nanci Griffith

Released

14 November 2006

Genre

Folk, country

Length

41:54

Nanci Griffith chronology

Hearts in Mind
(2004)

Ruby's Torch
(2006)

The Loving Kind
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

References

External links

album at Rounder Records

Nanci Griffith

Pat McInerney Maura Kennedy Pete Kennedy Clive Gregson

Studio albums	There's a Light Beyond These Woods (1978) Poet in My Window (1982) Once in a Very Blue Moon (1984) The Last of the True Believers (1986) Lone Star State of Mind (1987) Little Love Affairs (1988) Storms (1989) Late Night Grande Hotel (1991) Other Voices, Other Rooms (1993) Flyer (1994) Blue Roses from the Moons (1997) Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) (1998) The Dust Bowl Symphony (1999) Clock Without Hands (2001) Winter Marquee (2002) Hearts in Mind (2004) Ruby's Torch (2006) The Loving Kind (2009) Intersection (2012)

Compilation albums	The MCA Years: A Retrospective (1993) The Best of Nanci Griffith (1993) Country Gold (1997) From a Distance: The Very Best of Nanci Griffith (2002) The Complete MCA Studio Recordings (2003)

Live albums	One Fair Summer Evening (1988)

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