RUBY TUESDAY
NEW RECORDINGS 1999 (ENHANCED
VERSIONS)
1. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (3:33)
2. LAY DOWN (3:00)
3. RUBY TUESDAY (5:03)
4. BRAND NEW KEY (2:56)
5. RING THE LIVING BELL (4:02)
6. LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA? (4:01)
7. THE NICKEL SONG (3:26)
8. BITTER BAD (3:33)
9. STOP! DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT (1:58)
10. ANY GUY (2:45)
11. PEOPLE IN THE FRONT ROW (3:19)
12. WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW (3:38)
13. SOMEDAY I'LL BE A FARMER (2:23)
14. BABY GUITAR (3:33)
15. CLOSE TO IT ALL (5:17)
16. TOGETHER ALONE (3:11)
Bonus Tracks
17. BABY DAY '99 (3:21)
18. RUBY TUESDAY '99 (4:08)
All sections written by Melanie Safka except
Ruby Tuesday written by Jagger/Richards
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow written by G. Goffin and C. King
CD released in 2000 on PLANET SONG 7028
COMMENTS
This only way I can think of to describe this CD is as a companion CD to Beautiful People (Brilliant Records BT 33023). While the track listing is virtually the same and the recordings are certainly the same, the versions that appear here have often been enhanced, either to include new instrumentation or to bring out the existing instrumentation, particularly drums and percussion. The changes seem to have been made to give the songs a stronger beat and generally make them feel funkier/rockier.
In some cases entire new guitar parts have been incorporated (People In The Front Row, Baby Guitar, Ruby Tuesday), or synthesized strings added (Any Guy, Close To It All) or a stronger drum line introduced (Some Day I'll Be A Farmer, Together Alone, Close To It All, Baby Day)
To finish the album Ruby Tuesday '99 is the rock version mix from the Deshima single Lay Down (DES 667987-2)