"Ruby Red" is a UK only single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from rock band Slade

Slade

Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...

 which appeared on the album Till Deaf Do Us Part. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder

Noddy Holder

Neville John "Noddy" Holder MBE is an English musician and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist with the rock band Slade....

 and bassist Jim Lea

Jim Lea

Jim Lea , is an English musician, most notable for playing bass guitar, keyboards, violin, guitar, and singing backing vocals in Slade.-Career:...

. The single was released in 1982 and peaked at #51 in the UK, spending 3 weeks on the chart. The single was a gatefold with two live tracks as an extra. The promo video remained unreleased at the time of the single's release.

Background

In a 1981 interview with singer Noddy Holder

Noddy Holder

Neville John "Noddy" Holder MBE is an English musician and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist with the rock band Slade....

 for the Slade fan club Noddy stated "it’s a number that we’ve had around for a long time. Me and Jim wrote it maybe two or three years ago. We tried to record it before but we never managed to get it down how we actually wanted it. Recently, when we were looking through the songs that we’d got for the album, we remembered that we’d never been able to get Ruby Red down on tape properly, but that it was a good, strong, commercial sound. So we added some new riffs to it and got it down and it’s a good commercial song. It might be in line for the next single".

A promotional video was created for the single however was never shown until it surfaced on youtube in recent years.

Formats

7" Single

1. "Ruby Red" - 2:53
2. "Funk Punk & Junk" - 2:57

2x 7" Single (Gatefold)

1. "Ruby Red" - 2:53
2. "Funk Punk & Junk" - 2:57
3. "Rock and Roll Preacher (Live version)
   Rock and Roll Preacher
   "Rock and Roll Preacher" is a single from rock band Slade, released in 1982 from the album Till Deaf Do Us Part. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released as a single in Germany only and peaked at #49 on the chart....
   
   " - 5:19
4. "Tak Me Bak 'Ome (Live version)
   Take Me Bak 'Ome
   Take Me Bak 'Ome was a popular single by Slade.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, Take Me Bak 'Ome was the second of Slade's six UK number one singles spending a single week at the top in July 1972. The single took 5 weeks to reach the top and was last seen on the...
   
   " - 4:33

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position	Total weeks
UK Singles Chart	51	3

Personnel

• Noddy Holder: Lead vocals and guitar
• Jim Lea: Bass guitar, organ and backing vocals
• Dave Hill: Lead guitar and backing vocals
• Don Powell: Drums