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Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town is the fourth album by American rock band The First Edition. This was the first album to credit the group as Kenny Rogers & The First Edition. The title song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States (and was a success mirrored world-wide). "Reuben James" became a top-30 hit in 1969 for The First Edition before also being recorded by Conway Twitty for his 1970 Hello Darlin' album.[1][2][3]
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Released | 1969 | |||
Recorded | Burbank, California | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Glen D. Hardin, Jimmy Bowen, Mike Post | |||
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Singles from Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town | ||||
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Track listing
edit- "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (Mel Tillis)
- "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kris Kristofferson)
- "New Design" (P.F. Sloan)
- "Always Leaving, Always Gone" (Dick Monda)
- "Listen To The Music" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
- "Sunshine" (Mickey Newbury)
- "Once Again She's All Alone" (Mike Settle)
- "Girl Get a Hold of Yourself" (Kenny Rogers)
- "Good Time Liberator" (Kenny Rogers, Mike Settle)
- "Reuben James" (Alex Harvey, Barry Etris)
Personnel
edit- Kenny Rogers - Bass guitar, vocals
- Mike Settle - Rhythm guitar, vocals
- Thelma Camacho - background vocals
- Mary Arnold - backing vocals
- Terry Williams - lead guitar
- Mickey Jones - drums
References
edit- ^ "Coway Twitty - Rueben James". iHeartRadio. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "Conway Twitty – Hello Darlin'". discogs.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "Conway Twitty – Hello Darlin'". spotify.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.