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Red Rubber Ball is the debut album by The Cyrkle and was released in 1966, on Columbia Records CS 9344 (stereo) and CL 2544 (Mono). It reached #47 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[2]

Red Rubber Ball
Studio album by The Cyrkle
Released	1966
Recorded	February 12 - June 1, 1966
Genre	Pop rock
Length	44:30
Label	Columbia
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]

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 additional bonus tracks including demo recordings.[7]

Personnel

Adapted from the album's credits.[8]

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

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

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