The Ruby Sea

The Ruby Sea is the fifth and final full-length album by Thin White Rope.

The Ruby Sea
Studio album by Thin White Rope
Released	May 1991
Genre	Rock
Length	40:50
Label	Frontier/RCA
Producer	Bill Noland
Thin White Rope chronology
Sack Full of Silver (1990) The Ruby Sea (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide
OndaRock	6/10
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Guy Kyser (except where noted)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ruby Sea" (Abourezk/Kyser)	4:22
2.	"Tina And Glen"	2:22
3.	"Puppet Dog" (Kyser/Odom)	4:41
4.	"Bartender's Rag"	3:45
5.	"Midwest Flower" (Kyser/Kunkel)	5:06
6.	"Dinosaur"	1:31
7.	"The Lady Vanishes"	1:59
8.	"Up To Midnight"	3:45
9.	"Hunter's Moon"	5:17
10.	"Christmas Skies"	3:01
11.	"The Fish Song"	3:53
12.	"The Clown Song"	1:09

The chorus for "The Fish Song" was made up of various Frontier records staff and journalists, including Melody Maker's Everett True.

Credits

• Guy Kyser – Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
• Roger Kunkel – Guitar, Vocals
• Stooert Odom – Bass, Guitarron, Vocals
• Matthew Abourezk – Drums, Percussion, Vocals

and

• Bill Noland – Piano
• Johanna Galos-Dopkins – Vocals
• Joe Romersa – Vocals

with

• Bill Noland – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Dave Lopez – Engineer, Mixing
• Yvette Roman – Photography
• Doug Erb – Art Direction