Ruby's Torch

Ruby's Torch
Studio album by Nanci Griffith
Released	14 November 2006
Genre	Folk, country
Length	41:54
Label	Rounder
Producer	Peter Collins
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

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

References

External links

• album at Rounder Records