R&B Soul Music Jukebox Discography and Biography of Ruby Turner
Ruby Turner Songs

(with biography below if available)

Ruby Turner (born 22 June 1958) is a Jamaican R&B and soul singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known for her albums and single releases in Europe and North America, and has sung backing vocals for others such as Bryan Ferry, UB40, Steel Pulse, Steve Winwood, Jools Holland and Mick Jagger. She has written songs that have been covered by artists including Lulu, Yazz and Maxi Priest. Turner achieved the rare feat, for a British singer, of reaching no. 1 on the US R&B chart, with "It's Gonna Be Alright" in February 1990. Between 1986 and 1995, eight of her singles appeared in the UK Singles Chart with "I'd Rather Go Blind" being the most successful, reaching no. 24 in 1987.

Below is a list of Ruby Turner songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Jive 1317
chart position: RandB #1, UK #57, US dance #5
written by: L. Holland, J. Skinner and R. Turner
album: Paradise
Ruby Turner It's Gonna Be Alright
1990 Jive
2 record label: Jive 1
chart position: UK #24
written by: Ellington Jordan and Billy Foster
album: Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Ruby Turner I'd Rather Go Blind
1987 Jive
3 record label: Jive 1670
chart position: RandB #58, UK #30
written by: Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Ray Jackson
album: Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Ruby Turner featuring Jonathan Butler If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)
1986 Jive
4 record label: M & G 53(UK)
chart position: UK #39
written by: Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss
album: Restless Moods
comments: [deep soul]
Ruby Turner Stay with Me Baby
1994 M & G
5 record label: Jive 126 (UK)
chart position: UK #52
written by: Jolyon Ward Skinner and Simon May
album: Women Hold Up Half the Sky
comments: [reggae]
Ruby Turner Bye Baby
1986 Jive
6 record label: Jive 1753
chart position: UK #61
written by: Jonathan Butler and Simon May
album: Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Ruby Turner I'm in Love
1986 Jive
7 record label: Telstar 2801 (UK)
chart position: UK #64
comments: [disco dance house] (Fireball Club Mix)
Hunter featuring Ruby Turner Shakaboom
1995 Telstar
8 record label: Jive 1298
chart position: RandB #22
written by: Loris Holland, Jolyon Skinner and Ruby Turner
album: Paradise
Ruby Turner featuring Exstacy of Whodini Paradise
1990 Jive
9 record label: Jive 4 (UK)
chart position: UK #77
written by: Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta and Lula Mae Hardaway
album: The Motown Song Book
Ruby Turner Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
1988 Jive
10 record label: Jive 1370
chart position: RandB #29
written by: Loris Holland, Jolyon Skinner and Ruby Turner
album: Paradise
Ruby Turner It's a Crying Shame
1990 Jive
11 record label: Jive 2048 (UK)
chart position: UK #87
written by: P. Riser, J. Dean, W. Witherspoon
album: The Motown Song Book
Ruby Turner & Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
1988 Jive
12 record label: M & G 54(UK)
chart position: UK #92
written by: Stevie Wonder
Ruby Turner Living for the City
1994 M & G
13 record label: Jive 3 (UK)
chart position: UK #95
written by: Monte Moir
album: Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Ruby Turner In My Life (It's Better to Be in Love)
1987 Jive
14 record label: Wired 1217(UK)
chart position: UK #96
album: The Club Diamonds EP
Ruby Turner Never Ever Gonna Give You Up
1995 Wired
15 record label: Jive 1436
chart position: RandB #34
written by: Hula and Craig Simpkins (as K. Fingers)
album: The Other Side
Ruby Turner The Other Side
1991 Jive
16 record label: Jive 1464
chart position: RandB #80
written by: Ruby Turner
album: The Other Side
Ruby Turner Rumours
1991 Jive
-- record label: Dome 136 (UK)
written by: [album cut]
album: Chinese Whispers
Full Flava ft. Ruby Turner (I Need You) Tonight
2000 Dome
-- record label: Dome 136 (UK)
written by: Westley, Derbyshire
album: Chinese Whispers
comments: (Bishop Brad Remix)
Full Flava ft. Ruby Turner Chinese Whispers
2000 Dome




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