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"Ruby Baby" | ||||
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Single by Dion | ||||
from the album Ruby Baby | ||||
B-side | "He'll Only Hurt You" | |||
Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | 1962 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll [1] | |||
Label | Laurie | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |||
Dion singles chronology | ||||
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"Ruby Baby" | ||||
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Single by Billy "Crash" Craddock | ||||
from the album Rub It In | ||||
B-side | "Walk When Love Walks" | |||
Released | October 1974 | |||
Recorded | February 1974 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | ABC 12036 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |||
Producer(s) | Ron Chancey | |||
Billy "Crash" Craddock singles chronology | ||||
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"Ruby Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by the Drifters. Their version was released as a single by Atlantic Records (catalog No. 45 1089) in 1956. [2] It peaked at No. 10 on the US Hot R&B chart. [3]
Columbia Records released a remake by Dion in 1962 (catalog No. 4 42662), [4] which was a worldwide success. The single reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at No. 5 on the R&B chart. [5] In 1963, Dion filmed a promotional music video for "Ruby Baby" in Paris, France. According to Dion himself in a later interview, the video was created as part of an experimental project to play short music films on jukeboxes equipped with television screens. He stated:
"I did that in France, they wanted to put these films on top of jukeboxes, with TV screens, so it was one of the first videos made. It never caught on because you'd have to put a quarter in instead of a dime. And I don't think people wanted to hang around the jukebox watching." [6]
Although the concept did not achieve commercial success, the "Ruby Baby" video is notable as one of the earliest known examples of a music video produced solely to promote a song outside the context of film or television appearances.
"Ruby Baby" has been covered by many artists including: