Rubber Duck (album)

Rubber Duck

Studio album by C. W. McCall

Released

1976

Chip Davis, Don Sears

C. W. McCall chronology

Wilderness
(1976)

Rubber Duck
(1976)

Roses for Mama
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

Track listing

"'Round the World with the Rubber Duck" (Bill Fries, Chip Davis) – 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 Berg, 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

External links

NarrowGauge.org album information for Rubber Duck

C. W. McCall

Studio albums	Wolf Creek Pass Black Bear Road Wilderness Rubber Duck Roses for Mama C. W. McCall & Co. The Real McCall: An American Storyteller American Spirit

Compilation albums	C. W. McCall's Greatest Hits Four Wheel Cowboy The Legendary C. W. McCall The Best of C. W. McCall

Notable Singles	"Convoy" "'Round the World with the Rubber Duck" "Roses for Mama"

Related articles	MGM Records Polydor Records

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