Red Rubber Ball Singer

Image with audio 1967 live recording at the lincoln center.

Red rubber ball singer.

The cyrkle is best known for their 1966 song red rubber ball which went to no. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. The song was recorded on august 12 1960 in a four song three hour session at united in hollywood. An lp titled red rubber ball was recorded that spring under producer john simon utilizing the same lyrical folk rock sound found on the 45 disc.

2 on the us billboard hot 100 and in south africa and new zealand. Red rubber ball and the follow up hit turn down day were as one might expect by far the best cuts. It rose to number 47 on the charts and a second single turn down day was issued in the early summer of 1966 reaching number 16 and thus completing the group s stay in the pop chart annals. Co written with the seekers bruce woodley.

It was the record which made vee an international star. Not to be confused with red rubber ball. 2 on the billboard hot 100 chart. The cyrkle s debut was a pleasant if marginal album blending a light folk rock flavor with fluffy pop rock production and songwriting.

Red rubber ball is a pop song written by paul simon and bruce woodley of the seekers and recorded by the cyrkle whose version reached no. In canada the song reached no. Recorded in stereo. Rubber ball was an early 1961 hit for bobby vee on liberty records.