Rubber Ball

Rubber Ball

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Name = Rubber Ball


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Artist = Bobby Vee
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Released = 1961
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Composer = Gene Pitney
Label = Liberty Records
Producer = Snuff Garrett
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"Rubber Ball" was an early-1961 hit for Bobby Vee. It was produced by Thomas "Snuff" Garrett, a 19 year old Texan, and co-written at the Brill Building in New York by Gene Pitney.

The song was Vee's second single release in the US where it made number 6 on the Billboard charts and was a breakthrough hit for the artist in the UK, where it reached number 4 on the UK charts.


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