Red Rubber Ball (album)

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Red Rubber Ball
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 30, 1966 [1]
RecordedFebruary 12 - June 1, 1966 [1]
Genre Pop rock
Length44:30
Label Columbia
Producer John Simon
The Cyrkle chronology
Red Rubber Ball
(1966)
Neon
(1967)
Singles from Red Rubber Ball
  1. "Red Rubber Ball"/"How Can I Leave Her"
    Released: April 4, 1966
  2. "Turn-Down Day"/"Big Little Woman"
    Released: July 21, 1966
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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]

Contents

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

Side 1

  1. "Red Rubber Ball" (Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley) – 2:17
  2. "Why Can't You Give Me What I Want" (Stephen Friedland, Tom Dawes) – 2:27
  3. "Baby, You're Free" (Bob Crewe, Gary Weston) – 2:42
  4. "Big Little Woman" (Don Dannemann, Dawes) – 2:28
  5. "Cloudy" (Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley) – 2:15
  6. "Cry" (Dannemann, Dawes) – 2:38

Side 2

  1. "Turn-Down Day" (Jerry Keller, David Blume) – 2:32
  2. "There's a Fire in the Fireplace" (Friedland) – 2:24
  3. "Bony Moronie" (Larry Williams) – 2:32
  4. "How Can I Leave Her" (Dannemann, Dawes) – 2:35
  5. "Money to Burn" (Dannemann, Dawes) – 3:05

A reissue on CD added bonus tracks including demo recordings. [8]

Personnel

Adapted from the album's credits. [9]

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1966)Peak
position
Billboard47
Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1966"Red Rubber Ball"Billboard Hot 1002
Cashbox 3
Canada 1
"Turn-Down Day"Billboard Hot 10016
Cashbox18
Canada16

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References

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  4. The Cyrkle, "Red Rubber Ball" chart positions Retrieved January 10, 2016
  5. The Cyrkle, "Turn-Down Day" chart positions Retrieved January 10, 2016
  6. The Cyrkle, "Please Don't Ever Leave Me" single release Retrieved January 10, 2016
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