Single:
Ruby Tuesday entered the Australian singles chart* on 1 February 1971 and peaked at #70.
Album:
The song is on Candles in the Rain which entered the Australian albums chart* on 19 October 1970 and peaked at #2.
Songwriters:
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Producer:
Peter Schekeryk
Record label of Australian release:
Buddah
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Ruby Tuesday was originally recorded by the Rolling Stones in 1966.
Later, Melanie it for her 1970 album Candles in the Rain, her version becoming a Top Ten hit in a number of countries. She recorded a second cover version for her 1978 album Ballroom Streets.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Tuesday_(song)#Melanie_version
Lyrics:
She would never say where she came from
Yesterday don’t matter ’cause it’s gone
While the sun is bright or in the darkest night
No one knows
She comes and then she goes
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Who is gonna hang a name on you?
And when you change with every new day
Still I’m gonna miss you
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