Ruby (Ruby Gentry theme)
| "Ruby" | ||||
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| Single by Ray Charles | ||||
| from the album Dedicated to You | ||||
| B-side | "Hardhearted Hannah" | |||
| Released | November 1960 | |||
| Recorded | August 23, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Soul, traditional pop | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
| Composer(s) | Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld | |||
| Producer(s) | Sid Feller | |||
| Ray Charles singles chronology | ||||
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"Ruby" is the 1952 theme song for the film Ruby Gentry starring Jennifer Jones, written by Mitchell Parish and Heinz Roemheld. There were six charted versions of the song in 1953.
The theme enjoyed much popularity in orchestral recordings by Les Baxter, with harmonica solo by Danny Welton., Victor Young And His Singing Strings with George Fields on harmonica (Columbia DO-70040, Australia), Richard Hayman And His Orchestra with Richard Hayman on harmonica, and Jerry Murad and the Harmonicats.