Hispanopedia Wiki"Play, Ruby, Play" is a song written by Tony Brown and Troy Seals. It was originally recorded by Conway Twitty for his 1990 album House on Old Lonesome Road.[2]
It was later recorded by American country music artist Clinton Gregory. It was released in January 1992 as the first single from his album Freeborn Man. The song peaked at No. 25 on the BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart[3] and reached number 20 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
The song is about an attractive piano player named Ruby, and the narrator's obsession with her. Lisa Smith and Cyndi Hoelzle of Gavin Report wrote that "Gregory demonstrates that he can handle a driving country rock song as well as ballads and honky tonkers".[4]
Chart performance
References
- ^"'Play, Ruby, Play' listing". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^"House on Old Lonesome Road". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^"Clinton Gregory - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^Smith, Lisa; Hoelzle, Cyndi (January 24, 1992). "Reviews"(PDF). Gavin Report: 16.
- ^"Top RPM Country Tracks: Image 2142". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^"Clinton Gregory Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
Categories:
- 1992 singles
- Conway Twitty songs
- Clinton Gregory songs
- Songs written by Troy Seals
- 1990 songs
- Songs written by Tony Brown (record producer)
- Step One Records singles
- Songs about pianos