Red Rubber Ball (album)

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ReleasedJune 30, 1966[1]
RecordedFebruary 12–June 1, 1966[1]
GenrePop rock
Length44:30
Red Rubber Ball
Studio album by
The Cyrkle
ReleasedJune 30, 1966[1]
RecordedFebruary 12–June 1, 1966[1]
GenrePop rock
Length44:30
LabelColumbia
ProducerJohn Simon
The Cyrkle chronology
Red Rubber Ball
(1966)		 Neon
(1967)
Singles from Red Rubber Ball
  1. "Red Rubber Ball"/"How Can I Leave Her"
    Released: April 4, 1966
  2. "Turn-Down Day"/"Big Little Woman"
    Released: July 21, 1966
Professional ratings
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AllmusicStarStarStar[2]

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.[3]

The album featured two singles: "Red Rubber Ball", which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] and "Turn-Down Day", which reached #16.[5] The song "Money to Burn" was later featured as the B-side to their 1966 single "Please Don't Ever Leave Me".[6]

Allmusic gives the album a 3-star rating.[7]

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.[8]

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