Cab Driver

{{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 | album = Fortuosity | B-side = Fortuosity | released = {{Start date|1967|9}} | recorded = | genre = Traditional pop | length = {{Duration|m=2|s=45}} | label = Dot | writer = Carson Parks | producer = 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 and performed by The Mills Brothers featuring Sy Oliver and His Orchestra. It reached #3 on the Easy Listening chart, #21 on the ''Cashbox'' chart, and #23 on the ''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 |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 and produced by 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'' magazine's Top 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 released a version of the song as a single in 1972 which reached #13 on the Canadian country chart and #16 on the U.S. country chart.<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 released a version of the song on his 1968 album ''A Day in the Life of Bonnie and Clyde''. *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 |year=1969 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Tennessee-Ernie-Ford-The-New-Wave/release/4871687|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref> *The Mom and Dads released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1969 single "Skirts".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mom and Dads, "Skirts" Single Release|website=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 released a version of the song on her 1973 album ''Mahalo Plenty''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Myrtle K. Hilo, ''Mahalo Plenty''|website=Discogs |year=1973 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Myrtle-K-Hilo-Mahalo-Plenty/release/4570055|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref> *The Gatlin Brothers 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 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/moments-to-remember-mw0000612539|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref> *Nancy and Beth 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 |date=7 April 2017 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Nancy-And-Beth-Nancy-And-Beth/release/10298602|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref> *Scooter Lee released a version of the song on her 2005 album ''Test Of Time''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cab Driver (song)}} 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