Sammy Davis, Jr. Studio Recordings 1949-1956



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Date: 13 January 1949
Location: Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood
Label: Capitol

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Dave Cavanaugh (arr, con, ts), Shirley Goedike, Mickey Mangano (t), Lloyd Elliott, Ed Kusby, Lloyd Ulyate, Si Zentner (tb), Jack Crowley (bar), Robert Bain, Wesley Nellermoe (g), Gerald Wiggins (p), John Simmons (b), Jesse Price (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.3861-1I Don't Care Who Knows - 02:40  (Buddy Johnson)
     Capitol 78: 15390 (1949)
b.3862-2The Way You Look Tonight - 03:10  (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
     Capitol 78: 15390 (1949)
     Capitol EP: EAP-555 - Sammy Davis, Jr. (1954)
     Capitol LP: T-2474 - Camp!
c.3863-5Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - 02:36  (Sam Stept, Sidney Clare)
     Capitol EP: EAP-555 - Sammy Davis, Jr. (1954)
     Capitol CD: 8-35972-2 - Wild, Cool And Swingin' ("Ultra Lounge" Series, Volume 5) (1996)
d.3864-2I'm Sorry Dear - 02:42  (Anson Weeks, Harry Tobias, Johnnie Scott)
     Capitol 78: 1050 (1950)
All titles on: -     Capitol CD: C2-94071 - Capitol Collectors Series: Sammy Davis, Jr. (1990)
-     EMI Gold CD: 5-90276-2 - The Capitol Years (2003)

Date: 22 February 1949
Location: Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood
Label: Capitol

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Dave Cavanaugh (arr, con, ts), Shirley Goedike, Mickey Mangano (t), Red Benson, Lloyd Elliott, Ed Kusby (tb), Joe Koch (bar), Jack Marshall (g), Gerald Wiggins (p), John Simmons (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Karl Kiffe (bo), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.3995-3I Ain't Got Nobody - 02:22  (Roger Graham, Spencer Williams)
     Capitol 78: 70004 (1949)
     Sears LP: SPS-402 - Sammy Davis, Jr: Mr. Entertainment
     Pickwick LP: 3002 - The Many Faces Of Sammy Davis, Jr. (1965)
b.3996-5Be-Bop The Beguine - 02:45  (Richard Hazard, B. Jordan)
     Capitol 78: 70022 (1949)
     Rhino CD: R2-72239 - Swingin' Singles ("Cocktail Mix" Series, Volume 3) (1996)
c.3997-2You Are My Lucky Star - 02:33  (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown)
     Capitol 78: 70004 (1949)
     Capitol EP: EAP-555 - Sammy Davis, Jr. (1954)
     Sears LP: SPS-402 - Sammy Davis, Jr: Mr. Entertainment
     Pickwick LP: 3002 - The Many Faces Of Sammy Davis, Jr. (1965)
     Capitol CD: 8-31774-2 - Hooray For Love: Capitol's Great Gentlemen Of Song (Volume 1) (1995)
d.3998-3Can't You See I've Got The Blues - 02:45  (Sammy Davis, Jr., J. Dane)
     Capitol 78: 70022 (1949)
     Sears LP: SPS-402 - Sammy Davis, Jr: Mr. Entertainment
     Pickwick LP: 3002 - The Many Faces Of Sammy Davis, Jr. (1965)
All titles on: -     Capitol CD: C2-94071 - Capitol Collectors Series: Sammy Davis, Jr. (1990)
-     EMI Gold CD: 5-90276-2 - The Capitol Years (2003)

Date: 22 July 1949
Location: Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood
Label: Capitol

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), members of The Woody Herman Orchestra (acc), Dave Cavanaugh (arr, con, ts), Gerald Wiggins (p), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.4691-1Dreamy Blues - 02:55  (Bobby Black)
     Capitol 78: 70038 (1949)
b.4692-1What Can I Do - 02:48  (Sammy Davis, Jr.)
     Capitol 78: 70038 (1949)
c.4693-2Got A Great Big Shovel - 02:37  (Richard Elliot)
     Capitol 78: 70052 (1949)
d.4694-3We're Gonna Roll - 02:07  (Bobby Black)
     Capitol 78: 70052 (1949)
All titles on: -     Capitol CD: C2-94071 - Capitol Collectors Series: Sammy Davis, Jr. (1990)
-     EMI Gold CD: 5-90276-2 - The Capitol Years (2003)

"Dreamy Blues" and "What Can I Do" recorded under the name 'Charlie Green'.
"Got A Great Big Shovel" and "We're Gonna Roll" recorded under the name 'Shorty Muggins'.


Date: 29 July 1949
Location: Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood
Label: Capitol

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Dave Cavanaugh (arr, con, ts), Mickey Mangano (t), Gus Bivona (as), Art Hulette (bar), Gerald Wiggins (p), Mike Rubin (b), Don Lamond (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v, tap)

a.4740-2Smile, Darn Ya, Smile - 02:33  (Max Rich, Charles O'Flynn, Jack Meskill)
     Capitol 78: 70045 (1949)
     Capitol EP: EAP-555 - Sammy Davis, Jr. (1954)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
b.4741-2Dedicated To You - 03:05  (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret)
     Capitol 78: 1050 (1950)
     Brunswick 78: 05583 (1956)
c.4742-2Azure - 02:21  (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
     Capitol 78: 70045 (1949)
     Brunswick 78: 05583 (1956)
d.4743-2Inka Dinka Doo - 03:01  (Jimmy Durante, Ben Ryan)
     Capitol 78: 943 (1950)
All titles on: -     Sears LP: SPS-402 - Sammy Davis, Jr: Mr. Entertainment
-     Pickwick LP: 3002 - The Many Faces Of Sammy Davis, Jr. (1965)
-     Capitol CD: C2-94071 - Capitol Collectors Series: Sammy Davis, Jr. (1990)
-     EMI Gold CD: 5-90276-2 - The Capitol Years (2003)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (tap) on a only.


Date: 9 December 1949
Location: Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood
Label: Capitol

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Dave Cavanaugh (arr, con, ts), Mickey Mangano (t), Red Benson, Lloyd Elliott, Bill Shaffer (tb), Joe Koch (bar), Gerald Wiggins (p), Mike Rubin (b), Lee Young (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.5264-6Yours Is My Heart Alone - 02:23  (Harry Bache Smith, Franz Lehar)
     Capitol 78: 822 (1950)
b.5265-2Wagon Wheels - 02:15  (Peter DeRose, Billy Hill)
     Capitol 78: 822 (1950)
     Sears LP: SPS-402 - Sammy Davis, Jr: Mr. Entertainment
     Pickwick LP: 3002 - The Many Faces Of Sammy Davis, Jr. (1965)
c.5266-2Laura - 02:29  (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin)
     Capitol 78: 943 (1950)
     Sears LP: SPS-402 - Sammy Davis, Jr: Mr. Entertainment
     Pickwick LP: 3002 - The Many Faces Of Sammy Davis, Jr. (1965)
     Capitol CD: 2-82952-1 - Capitol Goes To The Movies ("Capitol From The Vaults" Series, Volume 7) (2001)
d.5267-2Here Lies Love - 02:41  (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
     Sears LP: SPS-402 - Sammy Davis, Jr: Mr. Entertainment
     Pickwick LP: 3002 - The Many Faces Of Sammy Davis, Jr. (1965)
All titles on: -     Capitol CD: C2-94071 - Capitol Collectors Series: Sammy Davis, Jr. (1990)
-     EMI Gold CD: 5-90276-2 - The Capitol Years (2003)

Date: ca. 1953

Label: DDR

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.101Who Needs Spring? - 02:50  (Ruth Allen)
     DDR 78: 102 (1953)
b.102The Gypsy In My Soul - 02:09  (Clay A. Boland, Moe Jaffe)
     DDR 78: 102 (1953)
     Pickwick CD: 1-14222-4 - Ring-a-Ding Swing! (1999)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
c.Chloe - 02:23  (Gus Kahn, Charles Daniels, Neil Moret)
d.Why Do I Worry? - 02:59  (Unknown)
All titles on: -     Bravo EP: 3413 (1965)
-     Design LP: DLP-22 - Sammy Jumps With Joya (1957)
-     Design LP: DLP-146 - Spotlight On Sammy Davis, Jr. And Joya Sherrill (1967)

Date: 26 May 1954
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Peggy Lee (ldr), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Sy Oliver (dir), Peggy Lee (v), Sammy Davis, Jr. (tap, spk)

a.L 7715The Gypsy With Fire In His Shoes - 02:52  (Peggy Lee, Laurindo Almeida)
     Brunswick 78: 05671 (1957)
     Decca 45: 30117 (1957)
     Decca LP: DL-4461 - The Fabulous Peggy Lee (1964)

Davis was brought in to add heel dancing to this recording when the initial recordings using Dan Dailey didn't work out. It is probable the grumbled asides in Spanish heard are also Davis. He does not sing.


Date: 7 June 1954
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Sy Oliver (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.86370Hey There - 02:46  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
     Decca 78: 29199 (1954)
     Brunswick 78: 05469 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29199 (1955)
     Decca EP: ED-2214 (1955)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     Rainbow CD: 031 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 1) (1990)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
     MCA CD: MCAD-20198 - That Old Black Magic (1995)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
     Hip-O CD: B-0005378-02 - The Definitive Collection (2006)
b.86371And This Is My Beloved  (Robert Craig Wright, George Forrest)
     Decca 78: 29199 (1954)
     Brunswick 78: 05409 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29199 (1955)
     Decca EP: ED-2214 (1955)
c.86372Lonesome Road - 02:09  (Nathaniel Shilkrat, Gene Austin)
     Decca EP: ED-2216 (1954)
     Vocalion LP: VL-73827 - Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 031 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 1) (1990)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
d.86373/4Because Of You - 05:26  (Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson)
     Brunswick 78: 05326 (1954)
     Decca 78: 29200 (1954)
     Decca 45: 9-29200 (1954)
     Decca EP: ED-2216 (1954)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
e.86375September Song - 02:51  (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
     Decca EP: ED-2215 (1955)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 031 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 1) (1990)
     Big Artist Album CD: EX-3084 - It's Magic (1991)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
     Starlite CD: CDS-51119 - Rat Pack Is Back (1996)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
All titles on: -     Decca LP: DL-8118 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (1955)
-     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-749-2 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
-     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)

Date: 16 September 1954
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.86787Glad To Be Unhappy  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Decca 78: 29310 (1954)
     Brunswick 78: 05389 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29310 (1954)
     Decca EP: ED-2214 (1955)
     Vocalion LP: VL-73827 - Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-8118 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (1955)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-749-2 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
b.86788The Red Grapes  (Ross Bagdasarian, Frank Cady)
     Decca 78: 29310 (1954)
     Brunswick 78: 05409 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29310 (1954)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
c.86789Love (Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere)  (Edmund Goulding, Elsie Janis)
     Brunswick 78: 05383 (1955)
     Decca 78: 29393 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29393 (1955)
     Decca EP: ED-2423 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
d.86790The Birth Of The Blues - 03:16  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
     Brunswick 78: 05383 (1955)
     Decca 78: 29393 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29393 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-8118 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (1955)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     MCA CD: MCAD2-11120 - Stardust: The Classic Decca Hits And Standards Collection (1994)
     MCA CD: MCAD-20198 - That Old Black Magic (1995)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Capitol CD: 5-36452-2 - Eee-O Eleven: The Best Of The Rat Pack (2001)
     Hip-O CD: B-0005378-02 - The Definitive Collection (2006)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-749-2 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)

Date: 22 December 1954
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Joseph Gershenson (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L 8065Six Bridges To Cross - 03:00  (Henry Mancini, Jeff Chandler)
     Brunswick 78: 05389 (1955)
     Decca 78: 29402 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29402 (1955)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)
b.L 8066All Of You - 02:41  (Cole Porter)
     Decca 78: 29402 (1955)
     Brunswick 78: 05629 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29402 (1955)
     Decca EP: ED-2608 (1958)
     Decca LP: DL-4381 - Forget-Me-Nots For First Nighters (1963)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     Rainbow CD: 032 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 2) (1990)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)
c.L 8067Spoken For  (Mickey Rooney)
     Decca EP: ED-2215 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-8118 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (1955)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-749-2 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)

Date: 26 January 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Joseph Gershenson (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L 8150Easy To Love - 02:23  (Cole Porter)
     Decca EP: ED-2214 (1955)
     Vocalion LP: VL-73827 - Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-8118 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (1955)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-749-2 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
b.L 8151Stan' Up An' Fight - 04:06  (Oscar Hammerstein II, George Bizet)
     Decca EP: ED-2215 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-8118 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (1955)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-749-2 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
c.L 8152The Birth Of The Blues - 05:11  (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
     Decca EP: ED-2216 (1954)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 031 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 1) (1990)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
d.L 8153My Funny Valentine - 03:06  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Brunswick 78: 05469 (1955)
     Decca EP: ED-2215 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-8118 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (1955)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     Big Artist Album CD: EX-3084 - It's Magic (1991)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-749-2 - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)

This recording of "The Birth Of The Blues" contains audience applause. Although there is some mention of a one-off live recording of "The Birth Of The Blues" from a performance at the Copacabana Club in New York pre-1958, it is more likely this is, in fact, a studio recording with 'canned' applause added later.


Date: 10 March 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Sy Oliver (dir), Sam Taylor (ts), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.87521That Old Black Magic - 03:17  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
     Brunswick 78: 05450 (1955)
     Decca 78: 29541 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29541 (1955)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     Rhino CD: R2-71504 - Johnny Mercer ("Great American Songwriters" Series, Volume 2) (1993)
     MCA CD: MCAD-20198 - That Old Black Magic (1995)
     Universal CD: 4-20936-4 - Legends Of Stage And Screen (1996)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Hip-O CD: B-0005378-02 - The Definitive Collection (2006)
b.87522Don't Let Her Go  (Dean Reed)
     Brunswick 45: 05617 (1956)
     Decca EP: ED-2424 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
c.87523Something's Gotta Give - 02:03  (Johnny Mercer)
     Brunswick 78: 05428 (1955)
     Decca 78: 29484 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29484 (1955)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-4381 - Forget-Me-Nots For First Nighters (1963)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     Rainbow CD: 031 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 1) (1990)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
     MCA CD: MCAD-20198 - That Old Black Magic (1995)
     Starlite CD: CDS-51119 - Rat Pack Is Back (1996)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
     Capitol CD: 5-70890-2 - The Rat Pack: Boys Night Out (2004)
     Hip-O CD: B-0005378-02 - The Definitive Collection (2006)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
d.87524It Started All Over Again  (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer)
     Decca EP: ED-2423 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
e.87525Give A Fool A Chance  (Jerry Stevens)
     Brunswick 78: 05450 (1955)
     Decca EP: ED-2424 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
f.87526Love Me Or Leave Me - 02:56  (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson)
     Brunswick 78: 05428 (1955)
     Decca 78: 29484 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29484 (1955)
     Decca EP: ED-2608 (1958)
     Vocalion LP: VL-73827 - Sammy Davis, Jr.
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     Big Artist Album CD: EX-3084 - It's Magic (1991)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
     MCA CD: MCAD-20198 - That Old Black Magic (1995)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
     Hip-O CD: B-0005378-02 - The Definitive Collection (2006)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)

Three of the recordings from this session made the Billboard Charts. "Something's Gotta Give" peaked at #9 and was on the charts for 11 weeks; "Love Me Or Leave Me" peaked at #12 and was on the charts for 12 weeks; "That Old Black Magic" peaked at #13 and was on the charts for 6 weeks.


Date: 2 May 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Jack Pleis, Morty Stevens (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr., Carmen McRae (v)

a.87848A Man With A Dream - 02:52  (Stella Unger, Victor Young)
     Decca 78: 29541 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29541 (1955)
b.87849In A Persian Market - 02:30  (Albert W. Ketelbey, Hal David)
     Brunswick 78: 05518 (1956)
     Decca 78: 29759 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29759 (1956)
     Decca EP: ED-2424 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
c.87850A Fine Romance  (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
     Decca 78: 29620 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29620 (1956)
     Decca EP: ED-2513 (1957)
     Decca LP: DL-8490 - Boy Meets Girl (1957)
     Big Artist Album CD: EX-3084 - It's Magic (1991)
     MCA CD: 25P2-2827 - Boy Meets Girl (1993)
     Verve CD: 314 589 546-2 - Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae on Decca (2005)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)
d.87851I Go For You  (Hal David, Leon Carr)
     Decca 78: 29620 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29620 (1956)
     MCA CD: 25P2-2827 - Boy Meets Girl (1993)
     Verve CD: 314 589 546-2 - Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae on Decca (2005)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)

Omit Jack Pleis (dir) on a, b. Omit Morty Stevens (dir) on c, d. Omit Carmen McRae (v) on a, b.


Date: 13 July 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Sy Oliver (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L 8555When Your Lover Has Gone  (Einar A. Swan)
     Decca EP: ED-2286 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-8170 - Just For Lovers (1955)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-748-2 - Just For Lovers (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)
b.L 8556It's The Talk Of The Town  (Marty Symes, Al J. Neiburg, Jerry Livingston)
     unissued
c.L 8557The Nearness Of You  (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington)
     Brunswick 45: 05717 (1957)
     Decca EP: ED-2424 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
d.L 8558These Foolish Things - 04:06  (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
     Decca EP: ED-2285 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-8170 - Just For Lovers (1955)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-748-2 - Just For Lovers (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)

Date: 14 July 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Sy Oliver (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L 8559You Do Something To Me - 02:19  (Cole Porter)
     Decca EP: ED-2285 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-8170 - Just For Lovers (1955)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 032 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 2) (1990)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-748-2 - Just For Lovers (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)
b.L 8560You're My Girl  (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
     Decca EP: ED-2285 (1955)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-8170 - Just For Lovers (1955)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-748-2 - Just For Lovers (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)
c.L 8561Tenderly  (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence)
     Decca EP: ED-2287 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-8170 - Just For Lovers (1955)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-748-2 - Just For Lovers (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)
d.L 8562It's Bigger Than You And Me - 02:21  (Jule Styne, Leo Robin)
     Brunswick 78: 05478 (1955)
     Decca 78: 29649 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29649 (1955)
e.L 8563A Foggy Day  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
     Decca EP: ED-2423 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)

Date: 18 July 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Sy Oliver (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L 8564Back Track! - 02:20  (Lynn Russel, Gilbert Becaud, Lee Wilson)
     Brunswick 78: 05478 (1955)
     Decca 78: 29649 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29649 (1955)
     Vocalion LP: VL-73827 - Sammy Davis, Jr.
b.L 8565The Clown  (Paul Frees, Ruby Raksin)
     Decca EP: ED-2425 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
c.L 8566Circus  (Bob Russell, Louis Alter)
     Brunswick 78: 05611 (1956)
     Decca 78: 29795 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29795 (1956)
     Vocalion LP: VL-73827 - Sammy Davis, Jr.
d.L 8567Body And Soul  (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green)
     Decca EP: ED-2286 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-8170 - Just For Lovers (1955)
     Big Artist Album CD: EX-3084 - It's Magic (1991)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-748-2 - Just For Lovers (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)

Date: 25 July 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L 8572Happy Ending  (Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne)
     Decca EP: ED-2287 (1955)
b.L 8573The Thrill Is Gone  (Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
     Decca EP: ED-2286 (1955)
c.L 8574It's All Right With Me  (Cole Porter)
     Decca EP: ED-2287 (1955)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
d.L 8575Come Rain Or Come Shine  (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
     Decca EP: ED-2286 (1955)
All titles on: -     Decca LP: DL-8170 - Just For Lovers (1955)
-     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-748-2 - Just For Lovers (2007)
-     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)

Date: 29 July 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L 8596Wait Till You See Her - 03:32  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Decca LP: DL-4381 - Forget-Me-Nots For First Nighters (1963)
b.L 8597Get Out Of Town - 02:55  (Cole Porter)
     Decca EP: ED-2285 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-8170 - Just For Lovers (1955)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 032 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 2) (1990)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-748-2 - Just For Lovers (2007)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)

Date: 10 August 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L 8638Dangerous  (Unknown)
     Brunswick 78: 05647 (1957)
     Decca 78: 30158 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-30158 (1957)
     Vocalion LP: VL-73827 - Sammy Davis, Jr.
b.L 8639Just One Of Those Things - 02:52  (Cole Porter)
     Brunswick 78: 05629 (1956)
     Decca 78: 30035 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-30035 (1957)
     Decca EP: ED-2425 (1956)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
c.L 8640She Always Knows  (Lenny Adelson, Imogen Carpenter)
     Decca EP: ED-2423 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
d.L 8641Blues To End The Blues  (Williams)
     Decca EP: ED-2425 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)

Date: 16 August 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Gary Crosby, Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (dir), Gary Crosby, Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L8642Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive - 03:30  (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
b.L8643Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar - 03:01  (Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Eleanor Sheehy)
Both titles on: -     Decca 78: 29737 (1955)
-     Decca 45: 9-29737 (1955)

Date: 18 August 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Jack Pleis' Orchestra (acc), Jack Pleis (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.88530Luck Be A Lady - 03:18  (Frank Loesser)
     Decca LP: DL-4381 - Forget-Me-Nots For First Nighters (1963)
     Capitol CD: 8-75935-2 - High Rollers! From Las Vegas (2005)
b.88531Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat - 03:19  (Frank Loesser)
     Vocalion LP: VL-73827 - Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
c.88532Adelaide  (Frank Loesser)
     Decca 78: 29672 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29672 (1955)
     Vocalion LP: VL-73827 - Sammy Davis, Jr.
d.88533I'll Know - 03:05  (Frank Loesser)
     Decca 78: 29672 (1955)
     Decca 45: 9-29672 (1955)
     Decca LP: DL-4381 - Forget-Me-Nots For First Nighters (1963)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD1 - Classic Album Collection - Starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007)
All titles on: -     Decca EP: ED-2308 - Guys And Dolls (1956)

Date: 19 August 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.88538/9It's All Right With Me - 06:08  (Cole Porter)
     Decca 78: 29700 (1956)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)

Date: 10 November 1955
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L 8786The Man With The Golden Arm - 03:08  (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
     Brunswick 78: 05518 (1956)
     Decca 78: 29759 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29759 (1956)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD2 - Classic Album Collection - Just For Lovers (2007)
b.L 8787Frankie And Johnnie - 03:17  (Johnny Green, Sammy Cahn)
     Brunswick 78: 05611 (1956)
     Decca 78: 29795 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29795 (1956)
     Vocalion LP: VL-73827 - Sammy Davis, Jr.
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)

Date: 23 January 1956
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v, tap), The Will Mastin Trio (tap)

a.89241Too Close For Comfort - 02:18  (Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener, George David Weiss)
     Decca 78: 29861 (1956)
     Brunswick 78: 05668 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-29861 (1956)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-9032 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-4381 - Forget-Me-Nots For First Nighters (1963)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     Rainbow CD: 031 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 1) (1990)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10303 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1991)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Hip-O CD: B-0005378-02 - The Definitive Collection (2006)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
b.Too Close For Comfort - 01:34  (Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener, George David Weiss)
     Decca LP: DL-9032 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1956)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10303 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1991)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
c.89242The World Is Mine (Tonight)  (George Posford, Andrew Marvel)
     Brunswick 78: 05647 (1957)
     Decca EP: ED-2425 (1956)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-8351 - Here's Lookin' At You (1956)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
d.89243Jacques D'Iraque  (Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener, George David Weiss)
     Decca 78: 29861 (1956)
     Brunswick 78: 05668 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-29861 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-9032 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1956)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10303 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1991)
e.89244Without You I'm Nothing - 02:55  (George David Weiss, Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener)
     Decca 78: 29929 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29929 (1956)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (tap) on b only. The Will Mastin Trio (tap) on d only.


Date: 24 January 1956
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (con), Jack Carter, Sammy Davis, Jr., Olga James, Pat Marshall (v)

a.89253Get Out Of The Car (Uh, Oh!) - 02:56  (Claude Trenier, Cliff Trenier)
     Decca 78: 29929 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29929 (1956)
b.89254There - 02:45  (Lawrence Holofcener, George David Weiss, Jerry Bock)
     Decca LP: DL-9032 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1956)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10303 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1991)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
c.Ethel, Baby - 02:18  (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Lawrence Holofcener)
     Decca LP: DL-9032 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1956)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10303 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1991)
d.Without You I'm Nothing - 03:46  (George David Weiss, Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener)
     Decca LP: DL-9032 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1956)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10303 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1991)
e.Sing You Sinners - 02:04  (Sam Coslow, W. F. Harling)
     Decca LP: DL-9032 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1956)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10303 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1991)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
f.I've Been Too Busy - 02:56  (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Lawrence Holofcener)
     Decca LP: DL-9032 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1956)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10303 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1991)
g.Mr. Wonderful - 01:57  (Lawrence Holofcener, Jerry Bock, George David Weiss)
     Decca LP: DL-9032 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1956)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10303 - "Mr. Wonderful" Original Cast Recording (1991)

Jack Carter (v) on d, f, g only. Olga James (v) on c, f, g only. Pat Marshall (v) on f, g only.


Date: 8 May 1956
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Sy Oliver (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.89928The Hurt That Time Won't Heal  (Barry R. Laporte)
     unissued
b.89929Five - 02:22  (Billy Martin, Larry Martin)
     Brunswick 78: 05594 (1956)
     Decca 78: 29976 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29976 (1956)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
c.89930Never Like This  (Robert Wells, Mark W. McIntyre)
     unissued
d.89931Specially For Little Girls  (Peter Cadby)
     Decca 45: 30371 (1957)

Date: 29 May 1956
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sy Oliver, Jack Pleis (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.100043The Lady's In Love With You  (Frank Loesser, Burton Lane)
     Decca EP: ED-2507 (1957)
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
b.100044You're Sensational - 03:00  (Cole Porter)
     Decca 78: 29976 (1956)
     Brunswick 45: 05617 (1956)
     Decca 45: 9-29976 (1956)
     Decca EP: ED-2608 (1958)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 032 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 2) (1990)
c.100045Goodbye, So Long, I'm Gone - 02:53  (Robbie Kirk)
     Brunswick 78: 05694 (1957)
     Decca 78: 30300 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-30300 (1957)
d.100046French Fried Potatoes And Ketchup - 02:11  (Ben L. Trace, Clem Watts, Jack Fascinato)
     Brunswick 78: 05694 (1957)
     Decca 78: 30300 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-30300 (1957)

Omit Sy Oliver (dir) on a, b. Omit Jack Pleis (dir) on c, d.


Date: 3 August 1956
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Jack Pleis' Orchestra (acc), Jack Pleis (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.100380The Gypsy In My Soul  (Clay A. Boland, Moe Jaffe)
     Decca 45: 30479 (1956)
     Decca EP: ED-2509 (1957)
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
b.100381Never Like This  (Robert Wells, Mark W. McIntyre)
     Brunswick 78: 05724 (1957)
     Decca 78: 30111 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-30111 (1957)
c.100382Earthbound - 03:12  (Clive Richardson, Bob Musel, Jack Taylor)
     Brunswick 78: 05594 (1956)
     Decca 78: 30035 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-30035 (1957)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
d.100383The White Witch  (Unknown)
     unissued
e.100384All Dressed Up And No Place To Go - 02:48  (Frank Reardon, Ernest Schweikert)
     Decca 45: 30479 (1956)
     Decca LP: DL-4381 - Forget-Me-Nots For First Nighters (1963)

Date: 2 October 1956
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.100689New York's My Home - 03:11  (Gordon Jenkins)
     Decca 78: 30111 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-30111 (1957)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-4381 - Forget-Me-Nots For First Nighters (1963)
     MCA CD: MCAD-10101 - The Decca Years (1990)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     Music Club CD: MCCD-140 - The Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1993)
     Rhino CD: R2-75832 - New York Songs (1999)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
     Golden Stars CD: GSS-5459 CD3 - Classic Album Collection - Here's Lookin' At You (2007)
b.100690The Golden Key - 02:55  (Abner Spector, Don Marcotte)
     Brunswick 78: 05637 (1957)
     Decca 78: 30189 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-30189 (1957)
c.100691Signed, Sealed and Delivered  (Unknown)
     unissued
d.100692Moment Of Madness  (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
     Decca 45: 30479 (1956)

Date: 30 November 1956
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Sy Oliver (dir), Paul Cohen, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Charlie Shavers (t), Robert Alexander, Frank Rehak, Frank Sorraco (tb), Tom Mitchell (tu), Sid Cooper, Dave McRae (as), Cy Lewitt, Rudy Tanza, Sam Taylor (ts), George Barnes (g), Dave Martin (p), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.101113Begin The Beguine - 03:24  (Cole Porter)
     Decca EP: ED-2508 - The Swingin' Heart (1957)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 032 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 2) (1990)
     Big Artist Album CD: EX-3084 - It's Magic (1991)
     MCA CD: MCAD-18354 - My Greatest Songs (1991)
     MCA CD: MCAD-20198 - That Old Black Magic (1995)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
     Starlite CD: CDS-51119 - Rat Pack Is Back (1996)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
     Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002)
b.101114All About Love  (Bill Dana, Robert Arthur)
     Brunswick 78: 05637 (1957)
     Decca 78: 30158 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-30158 (1957)
c.101115Perdido - 02:31  (Juan Tizol, Hans Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake)
     Decca EP: ED-2509 (1957)
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 031 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 1) (1990)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)
d.101116Temptation  (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed)
     Decca EP: ED-2507 (1957)
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
     MCA CD: 35XD-509 - Best 20 Songs (1996)

Date: 7 December 1956
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sy Oliver (dir), Ernie Royal, Charlie Shavers, Paul Webster (t), Robert Alexander, Ward Silloway, Frank Sorraco (tb), Sid Cooper, Rudy Tanza (as), Sam Taylor, Lucky Thompson (ts), Dave McRae (bar), George Barnes (g), Dave Martin (p), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.101132Don't Get Around Much Anymore - 03:27  (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell)
     Decca EP: ED-2507 (1957)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
     MCA CD: MCAD-20198 - That Old Black Magic (1995)
     Half Moon CD: HMNCD-045 - The Song And Dance Man (1999)
b.101133Oo-Shoo-Be-Doo-Be - 02:44  (Joe Carroll, Billy Graham)
     Decca EP: ED-2508 - The Swingin' Heart (1957)
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 032 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 2) (1990)
     Starlite CD: CDS-51119 - Rat Pack Is Back (1996)
c.101134By Myself - 02:57  (Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz)
     Decca EP: ED-2508 - The Swingin' Heart (1957)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 032 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 2) (1990)
d.101135Signed, Sealed and Delivered  (Unknown)
     unissued

Date: 17 December 1956
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Jack Pleis' Orchestra (acc), Jack Pleis (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.101206Don'cha Go 'Way Mad - 02:45  (Jimmy Mundy, Al Stillman, Illinois Jacquet)
     Decca 45: 30371 (1957)
     Decca EP: ED-2509 (1957)
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
     MCA LP: MCA2-4109 - Hey There! It's Sammy Davis, Jr. At His Dynamite Greatest (1977)
     MCA LP: 082.052-2 - Star Gold (1977)
     Rainbow CD: 032 - The Very Best Of Sammy Davis Jnr (Vol 2) (1990)
b.101207Long Before I Knew You - 02:59  (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)
     Brunswick 78: 05724 (1957)
     Decca 78: 30189 (1957)
     Decca 45: 9-30189 (1957)
     Decca LP: DL-4381 - Forget-Me-Nots For First Nighters (1963)
c.101208Will You Still Be Mine?  (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis)
     Decca EP: ED-2509 (1957)
     Decca LP: DXSB-7192 - The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr.
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)
d.101209Comes Love  (Lew Brown, Sam Stept, Charles Tobias)
     Decca EP: ED-2507 (1957)
     Decca LP: DL-8486 - Sammy Swings (1957)

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