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Jimmy Lee Ruffin [3] (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) was an American soul singer, and the older brother of David Ruffin, the lead singer of the Temptations.He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being the Top 10 hits "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold On (To My Love)".
"I've Passed This Way Before" is a song by American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin, released as a single in November 1966 from his album Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. [1] [2]
Released in the UK as The Jimmy Ruffin Way; 133 — 32 Ruff'n Ready: Released: March 1969; Label: Soul, Tamla Motown; Formats: LP; 196 50 — The Groove Governor: Released: September 1970; Label: Soul, Tamla Motown; Formats: LP; Released in the UK with a different track listing as Forever — — — I Am My Brother's Keeper: Released: October 1970
"Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" was recorded in March 1967 at Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studio, but was only first released in March 1969 on the album Ruff'n Ready. [2] Having released two singles from the album in 1968, "I'll Say Forever My Love" and "Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me", both of which had failed to make much of an impact on the charts, the record label chose to release ...
Sunrise is the 11th and final album by American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin, it was released in May 1980 and was produced by Robin Gibb (of the Bee Gees) and Blue Weaver. The songs were co-written by Gibb either with Weaver and/or his brothers. This album was released in US, Netherlands, UK, Norway, and Germany.
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad, with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the broken-hearted who had love that's now departed.
I Am My Brother's Keeper is a 1970 album by Motown vocalists and siblings Jimmy Ruffin and David Ruffin, [3] credited as "The Ruffin Brothers". The album includes the singles "Stand by Me" and "When My Love Hand Comes Down". The album was belatedly reissued on CD in 2010 by Hip-O Select, along with additional bonus tracks. [4]
Jimmy Ruffin recorded the song in May 1967, and it was released as a single in June the same year. [1] It became a minor hit on the US Pop Charts, reaching No. 68, and made the Top 30 on the R&B Charts, peaking at No. 27. [2] It was also released as a single in Britain, by Tamla Motown, but failed to chart. [3]