Red Rubber Ball (album)
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| Released | June 30, 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 12–June 1, 1966[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:30 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | John Simon | |||
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| Singles from Red Rubber Ball | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Red Rubber Ball is the debut album by The Cyrkle and was released on June 30, 1966[1] through Columbia Records CS 9344 (stereo) and CL 2544 (Mono). It reached #47 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[3]
The album featured two singles: "Red Rubber Ball", which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] and "Turn-Down Day", which reached #16.[5] The song "Money to Burn" was later featured as the B-side to their 1966 single "Please Don't Ever Leave Me".[6]
Allmusic gives the album a 3-star rating.[7]
Track listing
[edit]Side 1
[edit]- "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
[edit]- "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 bonus tracks including demo recordings.[8]
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from the album's credits.[9]
Musicians
- Don Dannemann – vocals (lead: 5, 7)
- 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
[edit]| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Red Rubber Ball (A Collection) (liner notes pg. 9). Wolff, Carlo. The Cyrkle. Columbia Records. 1991. CK 47717
- ^ 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
- ^ "Red Rubber Ball - the Cyrkle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Red Rubber Ball (Amazon listing)". Amazon. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ The Cyrkle, Red Rubber Ball credits Retrieved January 10, 2016
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