''Red Rubber Ball'' is the debut

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The Cyrkle The Cyrkle was an American rock band active in the early and mid-1960s. The group charted two Top 40 hits, "Red Rubber Ball" and " Turn-Down Day". Career The band was formed by guitarists and lead singers Don Dannemann and Tom Dawes (who also p ...

and was released in 1966, on Columbia Records CS 9344 (stereo) and CL 2544 (Mono). It reached #47 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart. The album featured two singles: "

Red Rubber Ball "Red Rubber Ball" is a pop song written by Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel and Bruce Woodley of The Seekers and recorded by The Cyrkle, whose version reached 2 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and in South Africa and New Zealand. In Canada ...

", which reached #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "

Turn-Down Day "Turn-Down Day" is a song written by Jerry Keller and David Blume and performed by The Cyrkle. The song was produced by John Simon,and was featured on their 1966 album, '' Red Rubber Ball''. It reached #16 on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and ...

", 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".

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gives the album a 3-star rating.

Track listing

Side 1

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" ( 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

# "

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Jerry Keller Jerry Paul Keller (born June 20, 1937) is an American pop singer and songwriter, best known for his 1959 hit song "Here Comes Summer". Career Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Keller moved with his family to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he was six, and ...

, David Blume) – 2:32 # "There's a Fire in the Fireplace" (Friedland) – 2:24 # " Bony Moronie" (

Larry Williams Larry Williams (born Lawrence Eugene Williams, a.k.a. Lawrence Edward Williams; May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. 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.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's credits.The Cyrkle, ''Red Rubber Ball'' credits
Retrieved January 10, 2016 Musicians *Don Dannemann – vocals (lead: 5, 6); rhythm guitar *Tom Dawes – guitar, sitar, bass, harmonica,

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, vocals (lead: 4) *Marty Fried – drums *John Simon – organ (

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) (track 1) Production * John Simon – producer, arranger, conductor *Eddie Smith – engineer *Gordy Clark – engineer *Stanley Weiss – engineer *The Cyrkle – arranger, conductor

Charts

;Singles

References

1966 debut albums Albums produced by John Simon (record producer) Columbia Records albums {{1960s-pop-album-stub