Red Rubber Ball (album)


Red Rubber Ball is the debut album by The Cyrkle and was released on June 30, 1966 through Columbia Records CS 9344 and CL 2544. It reached #47 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.
The album featured two singles: "Red Rubber Ball", which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Turn-Down Day", which reached #16. The song "Money to Burn" was later featured as the B-side to their 1966 single "Please Don't Ever Leave Me".
Allmusic gives the album a 3-star rating.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Red Rubber Ball" – 2:17
  2. "Why Can't You Give Me What I Want" – 2:27
  3. "Baby, You're Free" – 2:42
  4. "Big Little Woman" – 2:28
  5. "Cloudy" – 2:15
  6. "Cry" – 2:38

Side 2

  1. "Turn-Down Day" – 2:32
  2. "There's a Fire in the Fireplace" – 2:24
  3. "Bony Moronie" – 2:32
  4. "How Can I Leave Her" – 2:35
  5. "Money to Burn" – 3:05
A reissue on CD added bonus tracks including demo recordings.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's credits.
Musicians
Production
  • John Simon – producer, arranger, conductor
  • Eddie Smith – engineer
  • Gordy Clark – engineer
  • Stanley Weiss – engineer
  • The Cyrkle – arranger, conductor

Charts

;Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1966"Red Rubber Ball"Billboard Hot 1002
1966"Red Rubber Ball"Cashbox3
1966"Red Rubber Ball"Canada1
1966"Turn-Down Day"Billboard Hot 10016
1966"Turn-Down Day"Cashbox18
1966"Turn-Down Day"Canada16