Ruby (The Killjoys album)

Ruby
Studio album by The Killjoys
Released	October 1990
Recorded	December 1989 – May 1990
Studio	Sing Sing Studios
Label	Audrey Records
The Killjoys chronology
Audrey (1989) Ruby (1990) Spin (1991)

Ruby is the debut studio album by Australian pop band, The Killjoys. The album was released in October 1990. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Independent Release.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Stewart Mason from AllMusic said "Singer Anna Burley has a cool, detached voice that sounds just right over Craig Pilkington's strummy acoustics and muted trumpet. Caroline Schwerkolt's dreamy vibes are the group's other main sonic signature, adding a lovely texture to nearly every song on the album. Burley's lyrics aren't as memorable as the folk-tinged melodies, though the wistful 'Michael Told Me' does an admirable job of recalling a lost love without whininess or recrimination. A fantastic debut, Ruby shows that the spirit of twee pop was alive and well between its early-'80s and mid-'90s heydays."^[3]

Track listing

1. "One & Only" - 2:33
2. "One More Hour" - 3:43
3. "Fall Around Me" - 4:09
4. "Michael Told Me" - 3:17
5. "I Don't Really Know" - 2:15
6. "Sometimes Blue" - 3:17
7. "Wish" - 2:58
8. "Don't Let Me Down" - 3:08
9. "The Greener Side" - 3:05
10. "I Can't Believe" - 2:43
11. Shifting Sands" - 3:35
12. "Take Me Down" - 4:06

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	144

References

1. "Search results for 'Killjoys'". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
2. "Winners by Year 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
3. "The Killjoys Ruby". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
4. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 January 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 8 January 2023.