Ruby Turner

Ruby Turner

Ruby Turner (born June 22, 1958 in Montego Bay , Jamaica ) is a Jamaican R&B singer, songwriter and actress.

life and career

When she was nine years old, Ruby Turner's family moved from Jamaica to England . She began her musical career in the early 1980s with Alexis Korner (DVD Live at the Marquee , with Charlie Watts , among others ). It can be heard on albums by UB40 ( Labor of Love , 1983) and Culture Club ( From Luxury to Heartache , 1986). In 1986 their debut album Women Hold Up Half the Sky was released , which received good reviews and also sold well (number 47 on the UK album charts). Of the singles released, I'd Rather Go Blind was the most successful (in 1987 number 24 in the UK single charts). The Motown Songbook reached the highest chart position of all Ruby Turner albums (UK 22nd in 1988). The single It's Gonna Be Alright from the album Paradise (1989) even made it to number 1 on the US R&B charts in 1990. Over time, Ruby Turner has worked with many international stars including Steve Winwood , Mick Jagger , Jools Holland , Seasick Steve and many more. Songs she wrote were recorded by other artists including Lulu , Yazz, and Maxi Priest . As an actress, she had appearances in various stage productions ( Endstation Sehnsucht , Carmen Jones , Fame, etc.) and television series ( Little Britain , Doctors, etc.) as well as in the comedy Actually… Love .

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	US
1986	Women Hold Up Half the Sky	UK47 silver (11 weeks)UK	-	First published: September 1986
1988	The Motown Songbook	UK22nd silver (6 weeks)UK	-	First published: September 1988
1990	Paradise	UK74 (2 weeks) UK	US194 (2 weeks) US	First published: January 1990
2015	Jools & Ruby	UK39 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 4th, 2015 with Jools Holland

More albums

• 1991: The Other Side
• 1992: The Best of
• 1993: Responsible
• 1993: With Love
• 1994: Restless Moods
• 1995: Live at Glastonbury
• 1996: Guilty
• 1998: Call Me by My Name
• 2001: Live in Bristol
• 2005: So Amazing
• 2007: Live at Ronnie Scott’s
• 2008: The Informer
• 2009: I'm Traveling On
• 2014: All That I Am

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	US
1986	If You're Ready (Come Go with Me) Women Hold Up Half the Sky	UK30 (7 weeks) UK	-	First release: January 1986 feat. Jonathan Butler
	I'm in Love Women Hold Up Half the Sky	UK57 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 1986
	Bye Baby Women Hold Up Half the Sky	UK52 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 1986
1987	I'd Rather Go Blind Women Hold Up Half the Sky	UK24 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 1987
	In My Life Women Hold Up Half the Sky	UK95 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 1987
1988	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours The Motown Songbook	UK77 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 1988
	What Becomes of the Broken Hearted The Motown Songbook	UK87 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: December 1988 feat. Jimmy Ruffin
1990	It's gonna be alright paradise	UK57 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 1990
1994	Stay with Me Baby Restless Moods	UK39 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 1994
1995	Shakaboom!	UK64 (1 week) UK	-	First release: December 1995 feat. Hunter

swell

1. ↑ Allmusic, see web links
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK US
3. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

• Sound carrier by Ruby Turner in the catalog of the German National Library
• Official website of Ruby Turner (English)
• Ruby Turner at Allmusic (English)
• Ruby Turner at Discogs (English)
• Ruby Turner in the Internet Movie Database (English)