# Cab Driver

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{{short description|Song by the Mills Brothers}}
{{About|the Mills Brothers song|people called "cab drivers" in some variants of English|Taxi}}
{{Infobox song
| name           = Cab Driver
| type           = single
| artist         = [The Mills Brothers](/source/The_Mills_Brothers)
| album          = Fortuosity
| B-side         = [Fortuosity](/source/Fortuosity)
| released       = {{Start date|1967|9}}
| recorded       = 
| genre          = [Traditional pop](/source/Traditional_pop)
| length         = {{Duration|m=2|s=45}}
| label          = [Dot](/source/Dot_Records)
| writer         = [Carson Parks](/source/Carson_Parks)
| producer       = [Charles Randolph Grean](/source/Charles_Randolph_Grean), Tom Mack
| prev_title     = Honeysuckle Rose Blues Bossa Nova
| prev_year      = 1966
| next_title     = My Shy Violet
| next_year      = 1968
}}
"'''Cab Driver'''" is a song written by [Carson Parks](/source/Carson_Parks) and performed by [The Mills Brothers](/source/The_Mills_Brothers) featuring [Sy Oliver and His Orchestra](/source/Sy_Oliver).  It reached #3 on the [Easy Listening](/source/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)) chart, #21 on the ''[Cashbox](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))'' chart, and #23 on the [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) chart in 1968.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mills Brothers, "Cab Driver" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Cab+Driver+by+The+Mills+Brothers&id=29143|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref>  It was featured on their 1968 album ''Fortuosity''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mills Brothers, ''Fortuosity''|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) |year=1968 |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Mills-Brothers-with-Sy-Oliver-And-His-Orchestra-Fortuosity/release/2243777|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref>

The song was arranged by [Sy Oliver](/source/Sy_Oliver) and produced by [Charles Randolph Grean](/source/Charles_Randolph_Grean) and Tom Mack.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mills Brothers, "Cab Driver" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/4517041|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref>

The song ranked #86 on [''Billboard''](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) magazine's [Top 100 singles of 1968](/source/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1968).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1968.php|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1968|accessdate=2011-01-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125102556/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1968.php|archivedate=November 25, 2010}}</ref>

==Other charting versions==
*[Hank Thompson](/source/Hank_Thompson_(musician)) released a version of the song as a single in 1972 which reached #13 on the [Canadian country chart](/source/RPM_(magazine)) and #16 on the [U.S. country chart](/source/Hot_Country_Songs).<ref>{{cite web|title=Hank Thompson, "Cab Driver" Chart Position|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Cab+Driver+by+Hank+Thompson&id=107940|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref>

==Other versions==
*[Mel Tormé](/source/Mel_Torm%C3%A9) released a version of the song on his 1968 album ''[A Day in the Life of Bonnie and Clyde](/source/A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Bonnie_and_Clyde)''.
*[Tennessee Ernie Ford](/source/Tennessee_Ernie_Ford) released a version of the song on his 1969 album ''The New Wave''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tennessee Ernie Ford, ''The New Wave''|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) |year=1969 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Tennessee-Ernie-Ford-The-New-Wave/release/4871687|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref>
*[The Mom and Dads](/source/The_Mom_and_Dads) released a version of the song as the [B-side](/source/A-side_and_B-side) to their 1969 single "Skirts".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mom and Dads, "Skirts" Single Release|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) |year=1969 |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Mom-Dads-Quentin-Ratliff-His-Sax-Skirts/release/10219512|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref>
*[Myrtle K. Hilo](/source/Myrtle_K._Hilo) released a version of the song on her 1973 album ''Mahalo Plenty''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Myrtle K. Hilo, ''Mahalo Plenty''|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) |year=1973 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Myrtle-K-Hilo-Mahalo-Plenty/release/4570055|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref>
*[The Gatlin Brothers](/source/Larry_Gatlin) released a version of the song on their 1993 album ''Moments to Remember''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Gatlin Brothers, ''Moments to Remember''|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/moments-to-remember-mw0000612539|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref>
*[Nancy and Beth](/source/Megan_Mullally) released a version of the song on their 2017 album ''Nancy and Beth''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nancy and Beth, ''Nancy and Beth''|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) |date=7 April 2017 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Nancy-And-Beth-Nancy-And-Beth/release/10298602|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref>
*[Scooter Lee](/source/Scooter_Lee) released a version of the song on her 2005 album ''[Test Of Time](/source/Test_Of_Time)''.

==References==
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{{Mills Brothers}}
{{Hank Thompson}}

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Category:1967 songs
Category:1967 singles
Category:1972 singles
Category:Hank Thompson (musician) songs
Category:Mel Tormé songs
Category:Tennessee Ernie Ford songs
Category:Dot Records singles
Category:Songs written by Carson Parks

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