Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin (born May 7, 1936 in Meridian , Mississippi , † November 17, 2014 in Las Vegas , Nevada ) was an American soul singer .
life and career
Jimmy Ruffin was the brother of David Ruffin , the former lead singer of the soul formation The Temptations . With his help he got his first record deal in the early 1960s and released his first single in 1961 . In 1966 he had his first million seller with What Becomes of the Broken Hearted . His second international hit came in 1980 with the song Hold on to My Love written by Robin Gibb .
In 1986 Ruffin recorded an EP with the British electro-pop band Heaven 17 and sang the pieces A Foolish Thing to Do and My Sensitivity .
He later re-released his hit What Becomes of the Broken Hearted several times. a. In the late 1980s in a duet with Ruby Turner . There is also an Italian version of him called Se decidi so .
The song was u. a. by David L. Stewart (with Colin Blunstone , 1981), Boy George (1988), Paul Young (1992), Steve Harley (1996), Joe Cocker (1998), Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers (2000), Smokie (2001) , Joan Osborne (2002), Blue Lagoon (2006) and Alphonso Williams (2017) covered .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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 US
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R&B
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| 1966 | Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten |
UK32 (6 weeks) UK |
US133 (11 weeks) US |
- |
Tamla Motown
in the UK as The Jimmy Ruffin Way appeared |
| 1969 | Ruff'n Ready | - |
US196 (2 weeks) US |
R&B50 (2 weeks) R&B |
Tamla Motown
|
| 1970 | I am My Brother's Keeper | - |
US178 (2 weeks) US |
- |
with David Ruffin
|
| 1974 | Greatest hits |
UK41 (4 weeks) UK |
- | - | |
| 1980 | Sunrise | - |
US152 (6 weeks) US |
- | |
More albums
- 1970: The Groove Governor (only published in the USA)
- 1970: Forever (Tamla Motown)
- 1973: Jimmy Ruffin ( Polydor )
- 1974: I've Passed This Way Before
- 1975: Love Is All We Need (Polydor)
- 2003: The Ultimate Motown Collection
- 2012: There Will Never Be Another You
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK
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US
|
R&B
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| 1966 | What Becomes of the Brokenhearted Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten |
UK4th  (27 weeks)UK |
US7 (17 weeks) US |
R&B6 (21 weeks) R&B |
B-side: Baby I've Got It
topped UK only in 1974 |
| 1967 | I've Passed This Way Before Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten |
UK29 (13 weeks) UK |
US17 (11 weeks) US |
R&B10 (10 weeks) R&B |
B-side: Tomorrow's Tears
|
| Gonna Give Her All the Love I Got Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten |
UK26 (6 weeks) UK |
US29 (7 weeks) US |
R&B14 (8 weeks) R&B |
B-side: World So Wide Nowhere to Hide
|
|
| Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby |
- |
US68 (5 weeks) US |
R&B27 (6 weeks) R&B |
B-side: I Want Her Love
|
|
| 1968 | I'll Say Forever My Love Ruff'n Ready |
UK7 (12 weeks) UK |
US77 (5 weeks) US |
- |
B-side: Everybody Needs Love
chart entry in UK only 1970 |
| 1970 | Farewell Is a Lonely Sound Ruff'n Ready |
UK8 (21 weeks) UK |
- | - |
B-side: If You Will Let Me I Know I Can
|
| It's Wonderful (To Be Loved By You) Ruff'n Ready |
UK6 (14 weeks) UK |
- | - |
B-Side: Maria (You Were the Only One)
|
|
| Stand By Me I Am My Brother's Keeper |
- |
US61 (7 weeks) US |
R&B24 (7 weeks) R&B |
with David Ruffin
|
|
| Maria (You Were the Only One) |
UK97 (2 weeks) UK |
- | - |
B-side of It's Wonderful (To Be Loved By You)
|
|
| 1974 | Tell Me What You Want Jimmy Ruffin |
UK39 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B42 (11 weeks) R&B |
B-side: Do You Know Me
|
| 1980 | Hold On (To My Love) Sunrise |
UK7 (8 weeks) UK |
US10 (14 weeks) US |
R&B29 (12 weeks) R&B |
B-Side: Hold On (To My Love) (instrumental)
|
| 1985 | There Will Never Be Another You |
UK68 (1 week) UK |
- | - |
B-side: The Backstabbers
|
More singles
- 1961: Don't Feel Sorry for Me / Heart
- 1964: Since I've Lost You / I Want Her Love
- 1965: As Long as There Is LOVE Love / How Can I Say I'm Sorry
- 1968: Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me / Lonely Lonely Man Am I
- 1970: Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow / Living in a World I Created for Myself
- 1971: On the Way Out (On the Way In) / Honey Come Back
- 1971: When My Hand Comes Down / Steppin 'on a Dream
- 1972: Our Favorite Melody / You Gave Me Love
- 1973: Goin 'Home / Tears of Joy
- 1973: Mother's Love / Waiting on You
- 1973: Thank You Girl / Do You Know Me
- 1975: Give You All the Love I've Got / Get On Up
- 1977: Fallin 'in Love with You / Instrumental
- 1980: Night of Love / Searchin '
- 1985: That's When My Loving Begins / Don't Stop (Keep on Loving Me Girl)
literature
- Julia Edenhofer: The Great Oldie Lexicon. Weltbild 1991, ISBN 3-89350-720-5 .
swell
- ↑ Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin dies at age 78. Retrieved November 19, 2014 .
- ↑ a b "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted": Soul singer Jimmy Ruffin dies. SPIEGEL online Kultur, November 20, 2014, accessed April 21, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
Web links
- Jimmy Ruffin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jimmy Ruffin at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruffin, Jimmy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soul singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meridian , Mississippi |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 2014 |
| Place of death | Las Vegas , Nevada |