Red Rubber Ball (album)
Red Rubber Ball is the debut album by The Cyrkle and was released in 1966, on Columbia Records CS 9344 (stereo) and CL 2544 (Mono). It reached #47 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[2]
Red Rubber Ball | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | February 12 - May 21, 1966 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 44:30 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | John Simon | |||
The Cyrkle chronology | ||||
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Singles from Red Rubber Ball | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic |
The album featured two singles: "Red Rubber Ball", which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] and "Turn-Down Day", which reached #16.[4] The song "Money to Burn" was later featured as the B-side to their 1966 single "Please Don't Ever Leave Me".[5]
Allmusic gives the album a 3 star rating.[6]
Track listing
Side 1
- "Red Rubber Ball" (Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley) – 2:17
- "Why Can't You Give Me What I Want" (Stephen Friedland, Tom Dawes) – 2:27
- "Baby, You're Free" (Bob Crewe, Gary Weston) – 2:42
- "Big Little Woman" (Don Dannemann, Dawes) – 2:28
- "Cloudy" (Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley) – 2:15
- "Cry" (Dannemann, Dawes) – 2:38
Side 2
- "Turn-Down Day" (Jerry Keller, David Blume) – 2:32
- "There's a Fire in the Fireplace" (Friedland) – 2:24
- "Bony Moronie" (Larry Williams) – 2:32
- "How Can I Leave Her" (Dannemann, Dawes) – 2:35
- "Money to Burn" (Dannemann, Dawes) – 3:05
A reissue on CD added additional bonus tracks including demo recordings.[7]
Personnel
Adapted from the album's credits.[8]
Musicians
- Don Dannemann – vocals (lead: 5, 6); rhythm guitar
- Tom Dawes – guitar, sitar, bass, harmonica, castanets, vocals (lead: 4)
- Marty Fried – drums
- John Simon – organ (Calliope) (track 1)
Production
- John Simon – producer, arranger, conductor
- Eddie Smith – engineer
- Gordy Clark – engineer
- Stanley Weiss – engineer
- The Cyrkle – arranger, conductor
Charts
Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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Billboard | 47 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1966 | "Red Rubber Ball" | Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
Cashbox | 3 | ||
Canada | 1 | ||
"Turn-Down Day" | Billboard Hot 100 | 16 | |
Cashbox | 18 | ||
Canada | 16 | ||
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References
- Red Rubber Ball at AllMusic
- The Cyrkle, Red Rubber Ball Retrieved January 10, 2016
- The Cyrkle, "Red Rubber Ball" chart positions Retrieved January 10, 2016
- The Cyrkle, "Turn-Down Day" chart positions Retrieved January 10, 2016
- The Cyrkle, "Please Don't Ever Leave Me" single release Retrieved January 10, 2016
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/red-rubber-ball-mw0000017028
- "Red Rubber Ball (Amazon listing)". Amazon. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- The Cyrkle, Red Rubber Ball credits Retrieved January 10, 2016
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