'Boobs'- Ruth Wallis' Greatest Hits [Explicit Lyrics]

Ruth Wallis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 1998)
• Original Release Date: December 1, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Wallis Originals
• ASIN: B00004NKDJ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,066 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ruth Wallis -- Slightly Abridged, November 20, 2000

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Ms. Eda Bagel (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 'Boobs'- Ruth Wallis' Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

Being a comic drag queen, I was absolutely thrilled to have discovered works by Miss Wallis nearly two years ago. I own several of her LP's and a few 78's...

This CD was a delight to find -- recordings without the crackle. However, for "the best" album, I feel that it really runs short of highlighting some brilliant songs she's done.

These are studio recordings -- showing off her clear voice -- and all have incredible orchestration. This is really a must-have...

Feel free to contact me with any questions.... Thanks!

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars When What Wasn't Said Was Sexier, August 23, 2004

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JMAC "JMAC" (Denton, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 'Boobs'- Ruth Wallis' Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

Like many others, I first heard Ruth Wallis on Dr. Demento's radio show in the early 70's. It was broadcast live every Sunday in SoCal and forever warped my taste in music. (For that I will be eternally indebted to Barry "Dr. Demento" Hansen.) To hear more I had to scour thrift shops, cut-out bins, flea markets, and record conventions to find 78's and 45's with "Wallis Original" labels. THOSE are the very best of Ruth Wallis but, alas, no one has seen fit to reissue all those sides. This CD is about the best available. But if you don't own the originals, this is a great introduction to Ruth's tongue-in-cheek recordings.

Compared with the language used by some contemporary rappers, Ruth Wallis' risque innuendo seems squarely tame. Her lyrics are suggestive but never vulgar. She couldn't afford to be! When those records first came out, a person could go to jail for selling or owning "obscene" material. But lines like "Johnny's got the same little yo-yo" and "You've got to stay out of my pantry, mister" could have entirely innocent meanings. Of course, most everyone got the joke but there was an unspoken understanding among open minded adults.

Teasing the listener's imagination is far more stimulating than today's explicit lyrics. Ruth Wallis was a master of playful double entendre and that her recordings stand up well in this "Parental Advisory" era is testament to Ruth's talent. Listeners that haven't been pummeled into numbness by contemporary explicit language will find Ruth Wallis' wicked ditties delightfully naughty.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Double Entendre Aplenty, January 20, 2004

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 'Boobs'- Ruth Wallis' Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

I first head Ruth Wallis on the Dr. Demento show singing a song about Davy's Dinghy (it shows up in a number of songs). Recently I found this CD and decided to give it a try. I am very pleased.

Clear singing, good humor, excellent musicians all combine to create music you would listen to even if you weren't in it for the lyrics. The lyrics themselves are full of innuendo, suggestion and double entendres to beat the band. All together it makes for an excellent album that is fun to listen to over and over again.