Rubber Duck (album)
Encyclopedia
Rubber Duck is an album
by country
musician C. W. McCall
, released on Polydor Records
in 1976 (see 1976 in music
). It is his fourth album, released the same year as Wilderness
, but concentrating on the themes the McCall character was popular for - trucking, as opposed to the various depictions of nature that could be found in Wilderness. Among others, the album contains the song "'Round the World with the Rubber Duck
", a sequel to McCall's earlier wildly popular hit "Convoy
", with many humorous and absurd elements added. "Audubon" is a quasi-autobiographical song, while "Ratchetjaw" is a take on trucker slang, with a multitude of CB
-related terminology included in the lyrics.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
musician C. W. McCall
C. W. McCall
C. W. McCall is the pseudonym of William Dale Fries, Jr. , an American singer, activist and politician known for his truck-themed outlaw country songs.-Biography:...
, released on Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
in 1976 (see 1976 in music
1976 in music
-January–February:*January 5 – Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an air rifle....
). It is his fourth album, released the same year as Wilderness
Wilderness (C. W. McCall album)
Wilderness is an album by country musician C. W. McCall, released on Polydor Records in 1976 . As its title suggests, it focuses on subjects connected with nature, the environment and humans' impact on them...
, but concentrating on the themes the McCall character was popular for - trucking, as opposed to the various depictions of nature that could be found in Wilderness. Among others, the album contains the song "'Round the World with the Rubber Duck
'Round the World with the Rubber Duck
"Round the World with the Rubber Duck" is the 1976 novelty song performed by C.W. McCall that was the sequel to the similar truck-driving country hit, Convoy. "Round the World with the Rubber Duck" continues the story about the fictitious truck convoy from the song Convoy...
", a sequel to McCall's earlier wildly popular hit "Convoy
Convoy (song)
"Convoy" is a 1975 novelty song performed by C. W. McCall that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the US. Written by McCall and Chip Davis, the song spent six weeks at number one on the country charts and one week at number one on the pop charts...
", with many humorous and absurd elements added. "Audubon" is a quasi-autobiographical song, while "Ratchetjaw" is a take on trucker slang, with a multitude of CB
Citizens' band radio
Citizens' Band radio is, in many countries, a system of short-distance radio communications between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the 27-MHz band. Citizens' Band is distinct from the FRS, GMRS, MURS and amateur radio...
-related terminology included in the lyrics.
Track listing
- "'Round the World with the Rubber Duck'Round the World with the Rubber Duck"Round the World with the Rubber Duck" is the 1976 novelty song performed by C.W. McCall that was the sequel to the similar truck-driving country hit, Convoy. "Round the World with the Rubber Duck" continues the story about the fictitious truck convoy from the song Convoy...
" (Bill Fries, Chip DavisChip DavisLouis F. "Chip" Davis, Jr. is the founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller.He also wrote the music for C.W. McCall, including the 1975 hit "Convoy".-Biography:...
) – 4:08 - "Audubon" (Fries, Davis) – 3:41
- "Super Slab Showdown" (Fries, Davis)
- "Windshield Wipers in the Rain" (Fries, Davis) – 3:41
- "Sing Silent Night" (Fries, Davis)
- "Ratchetjaw" (Fries, Davis) – 2:38
- "Nishnabotna" (Fries, Davis)
- "Two-Way Lovin'" (Fries, Davis)
- "Camp Bird Mine" (Fries, Davis) – 3:36
- "Niobrara" (Fries, Davis)
Personnel
- C. W. McCall - Vocals, Design
- Milt Bailey, Christopher Cable, Mike Hirsch, Ruth Horn, Gary Morris, Mel Olsen, Jan Sheldrick, Jerry Smithers, Dick Solowicz, Sarah Westphalen - Vocals
- Chip Davis - Vocals, Drums, Indian Whittle, Producer, Arranger
- Bill BergBill Berg (musician)Bill Berg is a noted drummer in jazz and fusion music, best known for his work with the group Flim & the BB's, as well as guitarist Wayne Johnson. He also served as the drummer for fellow Hibbing, Minnesota native Bob Dylan's notable record Blood on the Tracks.Berg has also recorded and worked...
, Don Simmons, Terry Wadell - Drums - Joan Allen, Jackson Berkey - Keyboards
- Jimmy Johnson, Chuck Sanders - Bass
- Eric Hansen - Bass, Harmonica
- Ron Cooley, Ron Steele - 12-String Guitar, Electric Guitar
- Larry Morton - Electric Guitar
- Stu Basore - Steel Guitar
- Bobbie Thomas - Banjo
- Mortimer Alpert, Irene Berudt, Myrtle Bowman, Dorothy Brown, Hugh Brown, Miriam Dufflemeyer, Jinni Eldred, Lucinda Gladics, James Hammond, Joe Landes, Beth McCollum, Barbara Potter, Merton Shatzkin, Alex Sokol, Phillip Wachowski - Strings
Additional personnel
- Don Sears - Producer, Engineer, Design, Photography
- John Boyd, Ron Ubel - Engineers
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Country Albums | 29 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "'Round the World with the Rubber Duck" | Country Singles | 40 |
| 1977 | "Audubon" | Country Singles | 56 |