Ruby Turner

Ruby Turner

Infobox actor
name = Ruby Turner


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birthdate = 22 June 1958
birthplace = Jamaica

Ruby Turner (born 22 June 1958) is a British soul singer and actress.

Biography

Ruby Turner was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She moved to Handsworth, Birmingham, England when she was nine years old. Her major break came in the mid 1980s, when she joined Culture Club. A solo recording contract with Jive Records closely followed. Her first album, "Women Hold Up Half The Sky", was released in 1986, to critical acclaim.

Other albums were released over the next few years, and included such hits as "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)" (a duet with Jonathan Butler of a cover version of the Staple Singers' song) and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She also had a U.S. R&B chart number 1 hit single "It's Gonna Be Alright", [ [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=RUBY|TURNER&sql=11:fifqxqr5ldde~T51 allmusic ((( Ruby Turner > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))) ] ] one of less than ten British made records to achieve this. At this time Turner also released her hit album "The Motown Songbook" on which she performed with Motown stars including The Four Tops, The Temptations and Jimmy Ruffin.

Over the years, Turner has performed with Bryan Ferry, UB40, Steve Winwood, Jools Holland and Mick Jagger, as well as written songs that have been covered by many artists, including Lulu, Yazz and Maxi Priest.

As an actress, she has appeared in productions of "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Carmen Jones", "Fame", as well as "One Love" at the London's Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. Turner also had a small part in the English movie Love Actually.

On 12 October 2007, Turner appeared as a guest star (as herself) in the BBC One soap opera, "Doctors".

On 1 January 2008, Turner sang in Jools Holland's "Hootenanny", an annual New Year's music programme for the BBC.

Album discography

*"Women Hold Up Half the Sky" (1986)
*"Live at Glastonbury" (1986)
*"The Motown Songbook" (1988)
*"Paradise" (1989) - U.S. Billboard Hot 200 chart #194 [ [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=RUBY|TURNER&sql=11:fifqxqr5ldde~T5 allmusic ((( Ruby Turner > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) ] ]
*"The Other Side" (1991)
*"The Best of Ruby Turner" (1992)
*"Responsible" (1993)
*"With Love" (1993)
*"Restless Moods" (1994)
*"The Best of.." (1995)
*"Guilty" (1996)
*"Call Me By Name" (1998)
*"Live in Bristol" (2001)
*"So Amazing" (2005)
*"Live At Ronnie Scott's" (2007)

ee also

*R&B number-one hits of 1990 (USA)
*List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart
*List of performers on Top of the Pops

References

External links

* [http://www.rubyturner.com Ruby Turner's Official Website]
*imdb name|id=0877852|name=Ruby Turner
* [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=RUBY|TURNER&sql=11:fifqxqr5ldde~T1 Ruby Turner mini-biography] at Allmusic website


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