"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.[1] It was featured on their 1968 album Fortuosity.[2]

"Cab Driver"
Single by The Mills Brothers
from the album Fortuosity
B-side"Fortuosity"
ReleasedSeptember 1967 (1967-09)
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:45
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)Carson Parks
Producer(s)Charles Randolph Grean, Tom Mack
The Mills Brothers singles chronology
"Honeysuckle Rose Blues Bossa Nova"
(1966)
"Cab Driver"
(1967)
"My Shy Violet"
(1968)

The song was arranged by Sy Oliver and produced by Charles Randolph Grean and Tom Mack.[3]

The song ranked #86 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1968.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Mills Brothers, "Cab Driver" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Mills Brothers, Fortuosity". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Mills Brothers, "Cab Driver" Single Release". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1968". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  5. ^ "Hank Thompson, "Cab Driver" Chart Position". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Tennessee Ernie Ford, The New Wave". Discogs. 1969. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Mom and Dads, "Skirts" Single Release". Discogs. 1969. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Myrtle K. Hilo, Mahalo Plenty". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "The Gatlin Brothers, Moments to Remember". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Nancy and Beth, Nancy and Beth". Discogs. 7 April 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2019.