Ruby Andrews (born Ruby Stackhouse; March 12, 1947) is an American R&B/

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singer. Beginning her professional career in the mid–1960s, Andrews is best known for her songs: "Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over)" (1967), "You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)" (1969), and "Everybody Saw You" (1970).

Biography

Ruby Stackhouse was born in

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, Andrews moved to Chicago around 1953, and there attended Hyde Park High School. Around her senior year in high school, Andrews started singing with a vocal group called the Vondells. Andrews made her debut on the Kelmac label, recording with the Vondells although the record was released as by Ruby Stackhouse. Andrews third release for the label was her biggest seller, "Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)" in 1967. A crossover hit, the song went to number 9 in the R&B charts and number 51 in the pop charts. The song, co-written and produced by

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, featured a typical Chicago-style mid-tempo arrangement, but was recorded and arranged by Mike Terry in Detroit. Colin Larkin, ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', reprinted at ''Oldies.com''
Retrieved 26 June 2015 Some later reissues of the track used the (historically correct) spelling "Casanova". Follow-ups included "You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)", "You Made a Believer (Out of Me)" (no. 18 on the

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and no. 96 on the

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in 1969), "Everybody Saw You" (no. 34 R&B in 1970) and "You Ole Boo You". Andrews' releases on Zodiac were produced and written by the team of Fred Bridges, Robert Eaton and Richard Knight, who also performed as the vocal group Brothers Of Soul. Andrews later cut some bluesy material for Ichiban, with producer

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. She is the CEO of Genuine Ruby Records LLC.

Partial discography

Chart singles

Albums

* ''Everybody Saw You'' (1970) *''Black Ruby'' (1972) * ''Genuine Ruby'' (1977) * ''Kiss This'' (1991) *''Ruby'' (1993) *''Hip Shakin Mama'' (1998)

Compilations

* Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over) (1994) *''Hip Shakin Mama'' (1998) *''Casanova - Your Playing Days Are Over (Her Greatest Hits)'' (2000) * ''Just Loving You (The Zodiac Sessions 1967 - 1973)'' (2004) * ''Swamp Dogg Presents: The Boss Ladies of Soul'' (2007) *''Hits Anthology'' (2013)

References

External links

"Interview with Soul singer/songstress, Ruby Andrews"
2015
Ruby Andrews at Myspace
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