Red Rubber Ball (album)

Red Rubber Ball
Studio album by The Cyrkle
Released	1966
Genre	Pop rock
Length	44:30
Label	Columbia 2544
Producer	John Simon
The Cyrkle chronology
Red Rubber Ball (1966) Neon (1967)
Singles from Red Rubber Ball
"Red Rubber Ball"/"How Can I Leave Her" Released: April 4, 1966 "Turn-Down Day"/"Big Little Woman" Released: July 21, 1966

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Red Rubber Ball is the debut album by The Cyrkle and was released in 1966. 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]

Track listing

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, Woodley) – 2:15
6. "Cry" (Dannemann/Dawes) – 2:38
7. "Turn-Down Day" (Jerry Keller/David Blume) – 2:32
8. "There's a Fire in the Fireplace" (Friedland) – 2:24
9. "Bony Moronie" (Larry Williams) – 2:32
10. "How Can I Leave Her" (Dannemann/Dawes) – 2:35
11. "Money to Burn" (Dannemann/Dawes) – 3:05

A reissue on CD added additional bonus tracks including demo recordings.^[6]

Credits

• Produced by: John Simon
• Arranged and Conducted by: The Cyrkle, John Simon
• Lead Vocals: Don Dannemann (Tracks 5, 6); Tom Dawes (Track 4)
• Guitar, Sitar, Bass, Harmonica, Castanets: Tom Dawes
• Drums: Marty Fried
• Engineered by: Eddie Smith, Gordy Clark, Stanley Weiss^[7]

Charts

Chart (1966)	Peak position
Billboard	47

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

References

1. Red Rubber Ball (album) at AllMusic
2. The Cyrkle, Red Rubber Ball Retrieved January 10, 2016
3. The Cyrkle, "Red Rubber Ball" chart positions Retrieved January 10, 2016
4. The Cyrkle, "Turn-Down Day" chart positions Retrieved January 10, 2016
5. The Cyrkle, "Please Don't Ever Leave Me" single release Retrieved January 10, 2016
6. "Red Rubber Ball (Amazon listing)". Amazon. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
7. The Cyrkle, Red Rubber Ball credits Retrieved January 10, 2016