Ruby's Torch (studio album) by Nanci Griffith
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Ruby's Torch is ranked 16th best out of 23 albums by Nanci Griffith on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nanci Griffith is The Last Of The True Believers which is ranked number 4715 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 295.
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All 5 charts that this album appears in:
Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 2000s | 42/99 | 12 |
2025 | arnellarsen | Top 81 Music Albums of 2006 | 21/81 | 4 |
2024 | henrygreen0203 | Top 30 Music Albums of 2006 | 2/30 | 5 |
2021 | henrygreen0203 | Nanci Griffith Studio Albums Ranked | 18/18 | - |
2021 | henrygreen0203 | Mickey, Nanci, Bruce and Mary - Complete Discography | 53/68 | - |
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20 |
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75/100 ![]() | 08/17/2021 11:29 | LosWochos | ![]() | 75/100 |
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Ruby's Torch is Nanci Griffith's sixteenth studio album, released in 2006 on Rounder Records.
As the title suggests, the album is made of classic "torch songs," with come contemporary songs that are interpreted in the torch vocal style tradition.
While it is nice hearing Nanci sing songs in the "classic" vocal style, Ruby's Torch re-treads the style that was done better on The Dust Bowl Symphony. The track Late Night Grande Hotel and Drops from the Faucet sound identical to the versions on that album. Same for In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning, which was previously released on the Clock Without Hands record.
There is certainly not essential Griffith material. I would recommend it to solid fans only.
Track Pick: Brave Companion of the Road
Gem: Late Night Grande Hotel
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