"Rubber Ball" was an early 1961 hit for Bobby Vee on Liberty Records. It was the record which made Vee an international star. The song was recorded on August 12, 1960 in a four-song, three-hour session at United in Hollywood. It was produced by a 19-year-old Texan, Thomas "Snuff" Garrett, arranged by Ernie Freeman, and was co-written at the Brill Building in New York by Gene Pitney, using his mother's maiden name, (Orlowski) and by Aaron Schroeder. Veteran session drummer Earl Palmer played drums at the session. Gary Lewis and the Playboys revived the song in 1966 on their album Hits Again!.