1966 studio album by The Cyrkle
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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]
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
- "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 bonus tracks including demo recordings.[8]
Personnel
Adapted from the album's credits.[9]
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
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