From the recording Be Good To Yourself: 10 Choice Cuts
“Ruby Beach” by The Houston Brothers, the multi-faceted Charlotte duo of Matt and Justin Faircloth, is one of two great tracks suggested by singer-songwriter Kenny Roby, who never made it onto the album due to the pandemic. The bewitching vocals are by Jeffrey Dean Foster and his daughter, Ava Louise Foster. The rhythm section’s transformative Fleetwood-Mac-with-a-twist vibe is heightened by Foster’s Lindsey Buckingham-meets-Neil Young guitar solo and vocals that would make Christine McVie blush. Lovely!
Composer: Matt Faircloth
Ed Bumgardner- bass
Rob Slater- acoustic guitar, electric guitars
Gino Grandinetti- electric guitar
Chris Garges- drums, percussion, Hammond C3 organ, Mellotron samples, synth bells
Ava Foster- background vocals
Jeffrey Dean Foster- electric guitars, lead vocals
Produced by Chris Garges, Ed Bumgardner, and Rob Slater
Recorded and mixed by Chris Garges at Old House House Studio, Charlotte, NC
*Except Jeffrey Dean Foster and Ava Foster, recorded by Jeffrey Dean Foster at Angel Skull Studio, Winston Salem, NC
Mastered by Scott Craggs at Old Colony Mastering, Scituate, RI
Vinyl lacquer master cut by Jeff Powell at Take-Out Vinyl, Memphis, TN
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Lyrics
You've got a pair of eyes that look like jewels of Ruby Beach
I know the days go by and they're not always so sweet
Now we're trying to get by
I like your necklace, where'd it come from?
It's gold and it's square
I know that lately there's just something hanging in the air
It'll pass, I swear
It'll come around now, baby
It'll come around
It'll come around now, baby
It'll come around
Water goes up and down and
It'll come around
It'll come around now, baby
It'll come around
Building our own tomorrows, and if the forecast pours
We can wait forever on the golden shores
And I guess it can't get much worse
When the clouds break, sun will burst through
It'll come around now, baby
It'll come around
It'll come around now, baby
It'll come around
Stars go up and down and
It'll come around
It'll come around now, baby
It'll come around