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Ruben V : Labor of Shame
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A blend of old fashioned blues, Texas blues, classic rock with a pop groove.
Genre: Rock: Roots Rock
Release Date: 2006
Labor of Shame
Ruben V
Record Label: Old Dog Records, LLC
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. When I Here You Smiling 3:38 + MP3 $0.99
2. Alone Before 3:46 + MP3 $0.99
3. Stand Next To You 5:02 + MP3 $0.99
4. Stay Awhile 4:09 + MP3 $0.99
5. She's Trouble 3:40 + MP3 $0.99
6. Unremarkable 3:42 + MP3 $0.99
7. Labor Of Shame 5:09 + MP3 $0.99
8. Todos Reunidos 5:35 + MP3 $0.99
9. You Win 5:51 + MP3 $0.99
10. Something So Sweet 3:38 + MP3 $0.99
11. I Wanna 3:11 + MP3 $0.99
12. Welcome To The Blues 4:10 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

Ruben V and Grammy winning producer Jim Gaines (producer for Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, etc...)team up to create Ruben's latest CD "Labor of Shame"

Ruben V has been paying his dues since he was just a kid with a Panasonic cassette recorder and a hand held microphone. He’s shared the stage with such acts as Gatemouth Brown, Johnny Winter, George Thorogood, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Arc Angels, Storyville, Delbert McClinton, Joe Ely; why keep dropping names, he's just released his latest CD - "Labor of Shame". His music is as real as any best selling non fiction novel out there, winner of several best guitar awards, best songwriter and best blues band.Yet, you’ve probably never even heard of him!
Ruben was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, and started playing around town by the age of 12. His father, his uncle and his brothers we’re all working musicians; it always seemed like the thing he was supposed to do.

Labor of Shame is Ruben V at his best, with his unique blend of Texas Blues, old fashion Wes Montgomery style blues and groovin' rhythm and blues. You'll never tire of this CD!!

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REVIEWS

Great, smooth, rough all in the same beat.
author: Jax Wallace
                            
CD gets me and my family moving and rocking. We range in age from 65 to 4. A CD any Texas Native can relate to. It has a sense of soul and family of South Texas that the world needs to hear.
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Great CD & the best place to get it!
author: Ian Phillips
                            
I had read a review of this album, and it said "quite possibly the best singer you've never heard of", and then I heard "Labor of Shame" on my XM. I was hooked. Great CD, and there's no better place to get it than at CD Baby!
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Texas blues with a unique vibe
author: David N
                            
This is another amazing recording from San Antonio’s finest purveyor of Texas style rip-roaring blues guitar, evenly tempered with upbeat pop love ballads and a dose of mellow jazz. The contributions of “Big O” Onel Jimenez on sax woven amid Ruben’s expressive guitar and vocals cannot be overstated. Stand out tracks include Alone Before, a classic blues soliloquy on cheating, You Win, another blues number representative of Ruben’s impressive style, the unique jazz/blues future standard Welcome to the Blues, and Todos Reunidos, a song that evokes Marvin Gaye, Santana, and Jimi Hendrix all wrapped up in one blockbuster musical experience as only Ruben V can present it. But don’t take my word for it. Purchase this CD and see for yourself how you will forget that your player has an eject button. It’s that good.
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Absolutely the best
author: D
                            
This CD is the best by far. I throughly enjoy every song-the cd has not left my cd player since I received it! I think this is the one!!!!!
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