The new Song List page

[Gerald Lawrence]

Thank you Graham, you're a star! All of your listings in the last two posts have now been entered, and because of your help I have given you a credit on the Song List page. I have also put the date when it was last updated. Please send me some more whenever you have the time, because the list is becoming much more accurate than when I had finished my own collection - I never imagined there were so many opportunities to buy Ruby's songs on records and CDs.

Where no date is available (and I assume you have scrutinised closely all the covers, labels and inserts!) I have used a bit of detective work in order to try to position the release in the correct sequence in the table. The lack of a date is indicated by "..." in the tables. For example, the LP entitled "A Little Bit of Heaven" contains tracks from both "Endearing Young Charms" and "Irish and Proud of it" so the LP is not likely to have been released before either of these two. Similarly, some of the EMI CD numbers help to position the CD on the assumption that numbers were allocated in order of release date - this could be false, but in the absence of any positive identification it will have to do.

I notice also that EMI gave both a Music for Pleasure number (MFP) and one of their normal ones at a certain point in time. I have just used the MFP one, since we know they were owned by EMI.

[Graham Bunn]

Hi Gerald,
Thank you very much for the credit on the song page .......I have now found a few E.P's which have been in the attic for a while so I have dusted them off and here are the details.

It's A great day For the Irish released on Columbia EP SEG7748
Ruby Sings
Macushla Mine
It's A Great Day For The Irish
How Can You Buy Killarney
Dear Old Donegal

Everybodys Sweetheart released on Columbia EP SEG7620

Ruby Sings
Slowly With Feeling
I'll Come When You Call
It's The Irish In Me
The Very First |Christmas Of All

Norman And Ruby released on Columbia EP SEG7687

Ruby Sings
Boy Meets Girl
O'Malley' Tango

Ruby Murray Softly Softly CD released on Delta Music 26527 release date 2006

Ruby sings
Softly Softly
What Could be More Beautiful
Heartbeat
He's A Pal Of Mine
Happy Days And Lonely Nights
I'll Come When You Call
Evermore
Bambino
Let Me Go Lover
The Mountains Of Mourne
Galway Bay
Before We Know It
If Anyone Finds This I Love You
Dear Old Donegal
How Can You Buy Killarney
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
It's A Great Day For The Irish
If Your Irish Come Into The Parlour
Phil The Fluters Ball
An Irish Lullaby
Danny Boy.

Love Songs Of The Fifities released on MFP CDTR Box 180 released 1995
Ruby Sings
Tammy Tell Me True
Happy Days And Lonely Nights
Heartbeat
Nevertheless

Hits From The Fifties released on MFP CDTR Box 144 no release date given

Ruby sings
Heartbeat
Softly Softly

Memories Are Made Of This recorded on Disky DB856362 release date 1999

Ruby Sings
Dany Boy

I still have more it's just trying to find them.

Best Wishes

[Graham Bunn]

Found some more Gerald.

Best Of Ireland C.D EMI 7243 8 56706 2 6 release date 1997

Ruby sings
Let Him Go Let Him Tarry(Live)
Teddy O'Neil(Live)
Delaney's Donkey(Live)
Doonaree(Live)
Dear Old Donegal(Live)
Eilen O'Grady (Live with Brendan O'Dowda)
MacNamara's Band(Live)
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Danny Boy
Cockles And Mussels
Trottin To The Fair
It's A Great Day For The Irish

Ruby Is A Gem EP released on Columbia SEG7588
Ruby Sings
Happy Days And Lonely Nights
Let Me Go Lover
He's A Pal Of Mine
Get Well Soon

Everybodys Sweetheart No2 EP released on Columbia SEG7631

Ruby Sings
Teddy O'Neil
Heartbeat
Two Kinds Of Tears
Gen Glens Of Antrim

It's Great To Be Young EP released on Columbia SEG7639
Ruby Sings
You Are My First Love.

Gerlad the Next Three I do not own but I have a book called "Collectable E.P's" and the following information is given.

Our Choice EP released on Columbia SEG7669
Ruby Sings Good Luck Good Health God Bless You(With Michael Holliday and Eddie Calvert)
Ave Maria

Endearing Young Charms EP released on Columbia SEG7952

Ruby Sings
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
Let Him Go Let Him Tarry
A Little Bit Of Heaven
With Me Shillelagh Under Me Arm


Loves Old Sweet Song EP released on Columbia SEG8052 Stereo ESG7830
Ruby Sings
Loves Old Swet Song
Till We Meet Again
When You Wore A Tulip
When I Grow To Old To Dream.


Gerald no release dates are given but as the tracks seem to be taken from the LP'S" Endearing Young Charms" and "Ruby" I would guess that they were released around the same time.


Gerald I do hope that Brian is looking in on this information because he seems to have recordings that were issued by "Capitol" I guess for the American market it would be so nice if we could also include these recordings in your song list.

Best Wishes

[Gerald Lawrence]

Thank you again, Graham - all done and up to date as of today.

I hope you are enjoying looking out all your old records! I have managed to get some missing dates from a document from Brian Henson, and I have e-mailed him about one or two, but so far he has not replied. I am sure he will look in when he gets a moment.

[Graham Bunn]

Gerald,
I have found three tapes today the details are as follows.

The Very Best Of Ruby Murray tape recorded on One Up TC OU 2084 release date 1975
Ruby sings
Softly Softly
Happy Days And Lonely Nights
Let Me Go Lover
Get Well Soon
Slowly With Feeling
Scarlet Ribbons
You Are My First Love
True Love
My Little Corner Of The World
Evermore
If Anyone Finds This I Love You
Heartbeat
Passing Strangers
Honestly I Do
Goodbye Jimmy Goodbye
Dear Daddy
Mr Wonderful

This Is The Fifties recorded on tape EMI TC THIS 13 release date 1980
Ruby Sings
Softly Softly

The Stars Of The Fifties recorded on Tape EMI HR 41 8110 4 release date 1986
Ruby sings
Softly Softly
Heartbeat

I think I am almost at the end of my collection now Gerald I do hope if other fans have recordings that are not listed that they will post them for you.

Best Wishes

[Gerald Lawrence]

Gerald,
I have found three tapes today the details are as follows.

I have entered the second and third into my table (but not uploaded them yet) but I would like to just check with you on the title of the first one. I already have one cassette called "The Very Best of Ruby Murray" (which I own, in fact). Also, the number OU 2084 for the LP is called "The Best of Ruby Murray", so I am wondering if this is the correct title.

I think I am almost at the end of my collection now Gerald I do hope if other fans have recordings that are not listed that they will post them for you.

I sincerely hope so - they will of course get a credit for having helped complete the list!

[Graham Bunn]

Hello Gerald,
My loft ladder has never had so much use.......I have been up in the attic again to check on the tape "The Best Of Ruby Murray"

The LP reads OU 2084 released on One Up
The Tape reads TC OU 2084 released on One Up

I also have the tape The Very Best Of Ruby Murray and it is correctly shown as TC MFP 41 5444 4

Hope that this helps
Best Wishes

[Jk]

Hello Gerald & Graham, I have also got the LP "The Best Of Ruby Murray", and like Graham's my reads OU 2084 Stereo. It has another no in a box "OC 054 o 05875"

[Gerald Lawrence]

I hope I am not to be charged for any wear and tear on people's loft ladders!

Thank you both for that confirmation - I have now added in all the new titles of the latest compilations that you have given me. I have also had some corrected dates from Brian for the STAL Talisman series, which have now been added, plus a new one -Talisman STAL 6024 was a budget re-issue of the St. Patrick's Day LP.

Please keep them coming - I am certain there are still some more that we don't yet have on the list.

[Gerald Lawrence]

I have for the moment done all that I now intend to do on the New Song List page. I have searched the internet for more titles, and found a few more. There are still some unknown release dates, numbers and listings based on some information in our library, but until somebody tells me what they are, I can do no more.

I have also decided to stop putting on the list CD compilations where Ruby sings just one or two songs. Only today I had through the post a brochure from Music and Memories in which no less than five new CDs each feature one of Ruby's recordings. While it is good to know that the producers think it is still worth including one of her songs, it doesn't really add much to the table.

For information, the five are:
Fifties No. 1s - Softly Softly
Remember When - Let Me Go Lover
Memory Lane - Heartbeat
Memories Are Made of This - Danny Boy
Sweethearts and Heartthrobs of the 50s (I like this title!) - Softly Softly

So, my thanks again to Brian and Graham for helping me with this mammoth task.