Red Rubber Ball (album) explained

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.^[2]

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

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.^[7]

Personnel

Adapted from the album's credits.^[8]

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

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1966	"Red Rubber Ball"	Billboard Hot 100	2
		Cashbox	3
		Canada	1
	"Turn-Down Day"	Billboard Hot 100	16
		Cashbox	18
		Canada	16

Notes and References

1. Red Rubber Ball (A Collection) (liner notes pg. 9). Wolff, Carlo. The Cyrkle. Columbia Records. 1991. CK 47717
2. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-cyrkle-mn0000137401/awards The Cyrkle, Red Rubber Ball
3. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Red+Rubber+Ball+by+The+Cyrkle&id=42272 The Cyrkle, "Red Rubber Ball" chart positions
4. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Turn-Down+Day+by+The+Cyrkle&id=42273 The Cyrkle, "Turn-Down Day" chart positions
5. http://www.45cat.com/record/43871 The Cyrkle, "Please Don't Ever Leave Me" single release
6. Web site: Red Rubber Ball - the Cyrkle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
7. Web site: Red Rubber Ball (Amazon listing). Amazon. 10 January 2016.
8. http://www.discogs.com/Cyrkle-Red-Rubber-Ball/release/502701 The Cyrkle, Red Rubber Ball credits