Hot Rod Deluxe

{{About|the album of recorded music by Ruby Joe|the electric guitar amplifier|Fender Hot Rod Deluxe}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Hot Rod Deluxe

| type = studio

| artist = Ruby Joe

| cover = Ruby Joe Hot Rod.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1999

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| genre = Rockabilly, swing revival

| length =

| label = Sub•Lime

| producer = Billy Zoom

| prev_title = Sinking the Eight Ball

| prev_year = 1998

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}}{{Music ratings

| rev1 = [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Ruby_Joe/Hot_Rod_Deluxe/422/ Cross Rhythms]

| rev1Score =(not rated){{cite journal |last=Cummings |first=Tony |date=June 1999 |title=Ruby Joe – Hot Rod Deluxe |journal=Cross Rhythms |issue=51 }}

|rev2=[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/RubyJoe.asp Jesus Freak Hideout]|rev2Score=(not rated){{cite web |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/RubyJoe.asp |title=Ruby Joe / Hot Rod Deluxe |access-date=18 November 2008 |last=Terry |first=Jenn |date=1999-05-03 |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout}}

|rev3=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010520160133/http://www.exitzine.com/reviews-music/content.asp?content=rev-rubyjoe.htm&bname=Ruby+Joe&balbum=Hot+Rod+Deluxe&stars=4 Exit Zine]|rev3Score=(not rated)|rev4=[http://www.tollbooth.org/review99/rubyjoe.html The Phantom Tollbooth]|rev4Score=(not rated)

|rev5=YouthWorker|rev5Score=(not rated){{cite journal |last=Urbanski |first=David |date=July–August 1999 |title=Tools / Music / Hot Rod Deluxe |journal=YouthWorker Journal |issn=0747-3486 |volume=XV |issue=6 |pages=68 }}

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Hot Rod Deluxe is the second album released by Ruby Joe. This effort was produced by Billy Zoom (of X) and joined by the horn section of Royal Crown Revue, including Bill Ungerman, Mando Dorame, and Scotty Steen.{{cite journal |title=7ball Bullpen Bulletins |pages=14 |date=March–April 1999 |issue=23 |journal=7ball |issn=1082-3980}} Musically the album shifts from the rockabilly roots of the debut toward swing revival. This release is generally considered to be their better effort, more focused than their debut. The lyrics also shift in attitude from their first album; on Hot Rod Deluxe it became "easier to see the biblical point" that is being made. The liner notes also contain the direct references for each song.{{cite AV media notes |title=Hot Rod Deluxe |others=Ruby Joe |year=1999 |publisher=Sub•Lime Records |id=83061-0526-2 }}