Sammy Davis, Jr. Studio Recordings 1965-1969



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Date: ca. April 1965

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Billy May (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.H-5084Walkin' My Baby Back Home - 02:32  (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)
     Reprise EP: 30061 - Sammy Sings 'Nat' (1965)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
b.H-5085Pretend - 03:07  (Cliff Parman, Frank LaVere, Lew Douglas, Dan Belloc)
     Reprise EP: 30061 - Sammy Sings 'Nat' (1965)
     Reprise LP: PRO-212 - A Salute To Nat King Cole Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. And Frank Sinatra (1965)
     Hšrzu LP: SHZT-557 - Entertainer No. 1 (1967)
c.H-5086Send For Me - 02:23  (Ollie Jones)
d.H-5087Ramblin' Rose - 02:23  (Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman)
     Reprise EP: 30061 - Sammy Sings 'Nat' (1965)
     Reprise LP: PRO-212 - A Salute To Nat King Cole Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. And Frank Sinatra (1965)
     Hšrzu LP: SHZT-557 - Entertainer No. 1 (1967)
     Reprise LP: M-241 - Sammy Davis jr. (1972)
e.H-5088It's Only A Paper Moon - 02:19  (Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, Erwin "Yip" Harburg)
     Hšrzu LP: SHZT-557 - Entertainer No. 1 (1967)
     Reprise LP: M-241 - Sammy Davis jr. (1972)
All titles on: -     Reprise LP: R-6141 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (1965)
-     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-455 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (2004)

Date: 1 April 1965
Location: New York
Label: Capitol

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Ralph Burns (arr), Elliot Lawrence (con), Sammy Davis, Jr., Paula Wayne (v)

a.27067Stick Around - 01:30  (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse)
b.26069Can't You See It - 02:24  (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse)
c.27070Night Song - 04:04  (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Hip-O CD: B-0005378-02 - The Definitive Collection (2006)
d.27071I Want To Be With You - 04:34  (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
All titles on: -     Capitol LP: STAO-11655 - "Golden Boy" Original Broadway Cast (Reissue) (1965)
-     Angel CD: 5-65024-2 - "Golden Boy" Original Broadway Cast (1993)
-     Razor & Tie CD: 82202-2 - "Golden Boy" Original Broadway Cast (1999)

Paula Wayne (v) on d only.

These recordings were used in a re-release of Capitol's cast album recording of "Golden Boy" (see session dated 25 October 1964).


Date: ca. April 1965

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Claus Ogerman (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.H-5105(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 - 02:42  (Bobby Troup)
     Reprise LP: R-6141 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-455 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (2004)
b.H-5106L.O.V.E.  (Bert Kaempfert, Milt Gabler)
     unissued
c.H-5107Look At That Face - 02:23  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
d.H-5108Take The Moment - 02:40  (Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
e.H-5109People - 02:56  (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Warner CD: OMCD-1149 - Collection (1996)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Rhino CD: R2-76059 - The Essentials: Sammy Davis, Jr. (2002)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
     Warner Jazz CD: 8122776742 - The Reprise Years (2006)
f.H-5110A Married Man - 02:22  (Marian Grudeff, Raymond Jessel)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
g.H-5111A Room Without Windows - 03:15  (Ervin Drake)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
h.H-5112Do I Hear A Waltz? - 02:44  (Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
i.H-5113The Joker - 02:07  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
j.H-5114A Wonderful Day Like Today - 02:24  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Hšrzu LP: SHZT-557 - Entertainer No. 1 (1967)
     Reprise LP: P-10012R - Sammy Davis, Jr. De Luxe (1968)
     Reprise LP: M-241 - Sammy Davis jr. (1972)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
k.H-5115Hello, Dolly - 02:37  (Jerry Herman)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Hšrzu LP: SHZT-557 - Entertainer No. 1 (1967)
     Reprise LP: P-10012R - Sammy Davis, Jr. De Luxe (1968)
     Reprise LP: M-241 - Sammy Davis jr. (1972)
     Warner CD: OMCD-1149 - Collection (1996)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
l.H-5116Sunrise, Sunset - 03:48  (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
m.H-5117The Other Half Of Me - 02:45  (Stan Freeman, Jack Lawrence)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Hšrzu LP: SHZT-557 - Entertainer No. 1 (1967)
     Reprise LP: M-241 - Sammy Davis jr. (1972)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
n.H-5118I Want To Be With You - 03:06  (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
     Reprise LP: R-6169 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (1965)
     Hšrzu LP: SHZT-557 - Entertainer No. 1 (1967)
     Reprise LP: M-241 - Sammy Davis jr. (1972)
     Reprise CD: 2-46416-2 - I've Gotta Be Me: The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr. On Reprise (1996)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-491 - Sammy's Back On Broadway (2004)
o.H-5119Sweet Lorraine - 02:56  (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell)
     Reprise LP: R-6141 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (1965)
     Hšrzu LP: SHZT-557 - Entertainer No. 1 (1967)
     Reprise LP: M-241 - Sammy Davis jr. (1972)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-455 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (2004)
p.H-5120Straighten Up And Fly Right - 02:42  (Irving Mills, Nat 'King' Cole)
     Reprise EP: 30061 - Sammy Sings 'Nat' (1965)
     Reprise LP: PRO-212 - A Salute To Nat King Cole Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. And Frank Sinatra (1965)
     Reprise LP: R-6141 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (1965)
     Rhino CD: R2-75934 - Sammy & Friends (2000)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-455 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (2004)
q.H-5121For Sentimental Reasons - 02:11  (Deek Watson, William Best)
     Reprise LP: R-6141 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-455 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (2004)
r.H-5122Ballerina - 02:20  (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman)
     Reprise LP: R-6141 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-455 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (2004)
s.H-5123Unforgettable - 02:30  (Irving Gordon)
     Reprise 45: 0370 (1965)
     Reprise LP: PRO-212 - A Salute To Nat King Cole Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. And Frank Sinatra (1965)
     Reprise LP: R-6141 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (1965)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-455 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (2004)
t.H-5124Mona Lisa - 05:00  (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)
     Reprise LP: PRO-212 - A Salute To Nat King Cole Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. And Frank Sinatra (1965)
     Reprise LP: R-6141 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-455 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (2004)
u.H-5124Too Young - 05:00  (Sylvia Dee, Sidney Lippman)
     Reprise LP: PRO-212 - A Salute To Nat King Cole Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. And Frank Sinatra (1965)
     Reprise LP: R-6141 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-455 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (2004)
v.H-5124Nature Boy - 05:00  (Eden Ahbez)
     Reprise LP: PRO-212 - A Salute To Nat King Cole Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. And Frank Sinatra (1965)
     Reprise LP: R-6141 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (1965)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-455 - The Nat King Cole Song Book (2004)

t, u, v performed as medley.


Date: mid-1965
Location: New York
Label: Reprise

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

a.H-5199Lonely Weekends  (Charlie Rich)
     Reprise 45: 0437 (1967)
     Reprise EP: RVEP-60083 (1965)
b.H-5200You Can't Shake It Off  (Unknown)
     unissued
c.H-5201My Mother The Car - 02:02  (Paul Hampton)
     Reprise LP: RS-6188 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (1966)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-492 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (2004)
d.H-5203This Dream - 02:52  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Reprise LP: RS-6188 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (1966)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-492 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (2004)
e.H-5204More Than One Way - 03:11  (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
     Reprise 45: 0437 (1967)
     Reprise EP: RVEP-60083 (1965)
     Reprise LP: RS-6188 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (1966)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-492 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (2004)

Date: ca. August 1965

Label: Reprise

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

a.HX-5125Courage  (Jerry Samuels)
     Reprise 45: 0416 (1965)
b.HX-5126No One Can Live Forever - 02:37  (Charles Tobias)
     Reprise 45: 0370 (1965)
     Reprise LP: RS-6188 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (1966)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-492 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (2004)
c.HX-5127Love At Last You Have Found Me - 02:56  (Charles Aznavour, Worth)
     Reprise LP: RS-6188 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (1966)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-492 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (2004)
d.HX-5128In Your Eyes  (Unknown)
     unissued
e.HX-5129It's Christmas Time All Over The World - 02:34  (Hugh Martin)
     Columbia LP: CSP-238 - The Great Songs Of Christmas (Goodyear Promotion, Album 5) (1965)
     Capitol CD: 5-42210-2 - Christmas With The Rat Pack (2002)
f.HX-5130I Wanna Be In Love Again  (Johnny Mercer)
     unissued
g.HX-5131Jingle Bells  (James S. Pierpont)
     Columbia LP: CSP-238 - The Great Songs Of Christmas (Goodyear Promotion, Album 5) (1965)
h.HX-5132Paris Is At Her Best In May - 02:52  (Gene Lees, Charles Aznavour, Roche)
     Reprise LP: RS-6188 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (1966)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-492 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (2004)
i.HX-5133Sweet Beginning  (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse)
     unissued
j.HX-5134The Golden Rule  (Unknown)
     unissued
k.HX-5135The Joker  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     unissued
l.HX-5136Feeling Good - 02:51  (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse)
     Reprise LP: RS-6188 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (1966)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-492 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (2004)

Date: 15 October 1965

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Claus Ogerman (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.HX-5184The Second Best Secret Agent In The Whole Wide World - 01:50  (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
     Reprise 45: 0425 (1965)
     Reprise EP: RVEP-60083 (1965)
b.HX-5185If You Want This Love Of Mine - 02:42  (Baker Knight)
     Reprise 45: 0425 (1965)
     Reprise EP: RVEP-60083 (1965)
     Reprise LP: RS-6188 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (1966)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-492 - The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (2004)
c.HX-5186Your Other Love  (Baker Knight)
All titles on: -     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)

HX-5184 recorded for the 1966 Bond-spoof film "License To Kill" (aka "The Second Best Secret Agent In The Whole Wide World").


Date: early 1966

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Benny Carter (arr, con), Nat Adderley (t), Kai Winding (tb), Junior Mance (p), Aaron Bell (b), Herb Lovelle (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.Whisper To One - 03:20  (Benny Carter)
b.I Want To Be Wanted - 03:23  (Kim Gannon, Alberto Testa, Giuseppe Spotti)
     Rhino CD: R2-75934 - Sammy & Friends (2000)
Both titles on: -     Reprise LP: R-6180 - "A Man Called Adam" Original Soundtrack (1966)
-     Retrograde CD: FSM-80126-2 - "A Man Called Adam" Original Soundtrack (2007)

These two recordings were made for the motion picture "A Man Called Adam", which was released in August, 1966. Even though Reprise released the soundtrack album, curiously the titles do not appear in Reprise's official listing of Davis masters. Davis later re-recorded "Whisper To One", which remained unissued until 2005.


Date: 11 June 1966
Location: United Recordings, Las Vegas
Label: Reprise

Laurindo Almeida, Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Laurindo Almeida (g), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.J-4328Joey, Joey, Joey - 04:16  (Frank Loesser)
     Reprise LP: R-6236 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (1966)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-494 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
b.J-4329Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - 04:01  (Cole Porter)
     Reprise LP: R-6236 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (1966)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-494 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (2004)
c.J-4330I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - 02:20  (Harry Carroll, Joseph McCarthy)
     Reprise LP: R-6236 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (1966)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-494 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (2004)
d.J-4331Speak Low - 03:32  (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)
     Reprise LP: R-6236 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (1966)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Rhino CD: R2-79864 - Heart Beats - Closer Than A Kiss: Crooner Classics (1997)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-494 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (2004)
e.J-4332Where Is Love? - 03:00  (Lionel Bart)
     Reprise LP: R-6236 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (1966)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-494 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
f.J-4333Here's That Rainy Day - 02:15  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     Reprise LP: R-6236 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (1966)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Reprise CD: 2-46416-2 - I've Gotta Be Me: The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr. On Reprise (1996)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-494 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (2004)
g.J-4334Misty - 02:19  (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke)
All titles on: -     DCC CD: DZS-055 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (1997)

Date: 23 June 1966

Label: Reprise

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

a.J-4380Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - 02:31  (Cole Porter)
     Reprise 45: 0502 (1968)
     Reprise LP: R-6308 - Lonely Is The Name (1968)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-496 - Lonely Is The Name (2004)
b.J-4381Whisper To One - 02:30  (Benny Carter)
c.J-4382All That Jazz - 02:10  (Benny Carter, Al Stillman)
     Reprise 45: 0502 (1968)
     Reprise LP: R-6308 - Lonely Is The Name (1968)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-496 - Lonely Is The Name (2004)
All titles on: -     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)

Date: 9 August 1966

Label: Reprise

Laurindo Almeida, Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Laurindo Almeida (g), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.J-4447We'll Be Together Again - 03:14  (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine)
     Reprise 45: 0521 (1966)
b.J-4448The Folks Who Live On The Hill - 03:40  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
c.J-4449Two Different Worlds - 03:21  (Sid Wayne, Al Frisch)
d.J-4450The Shadow Of Your Smile - 04:12  (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster)
     Hšrzu LP: SHZT-557 - Entertainer No. 1 (1967)
     Reprise LP: P-10012R - Sammy Davis, Jr. De Luxe (1968)
     Reprise LP: M-241 - Sammy Davis jr. (1972)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
All titles on: -     Reprise LP: R-6236 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (1966)
-     DCC CD: DZS-055 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (1997)
-     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-494 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (2004)

Date: 10 August 1966

Label: Reprise

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

a.J-4453We'll Be Together Again - 02:47  (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
b.J-4454The Good Life - 02:40  (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon)
     Reprise 45: 0521 (1966)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
c.J-4455Shake! Shake! Shake! - 03:02  (Bobby Adams, Bobby Stevenson)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
All titles on: -     Reprise LP: R-6308 - Lonely Is The Name (1968)
-     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-496 - Lonely Is The Name (2004)

Date: 7 February 1967

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), H. B. Barnum (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v, spk)

a.K-4819Children, Children - 03:22  (Ronald F. Rose, Kenneth Kaganovitch)
     Reprise 45: 0757 (1969)
     Reprise LP: R-6308 - Lonely Is The Name (1968)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-496 - Lonely Is The Name (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
b.K-4820Don't Blame The Children  (H. B. Barnum, Reeve)
     Reprise 45: 0566 (1967)
     Reprise EP: 60105 - Don't Blame The Children (1968)
c.K-4821She Believes In Me - 02:50  (Baker Knight)
     Reprise 45: 0566 (1967)
     Reprise EP: 60105 - Don't Blame The Children (1968)
     Reprise LP: R-6324 - I've Gotta Be Me (1968)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-497 - I've Gotta Be Me (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)

Omit Sammy Davis, Jr. (v) on b. Sammy Davis, Jr. (spk) on b only.


Date: 14 April 1967

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), J. J. Johnson (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.K-4926I've Got You Under My Skin - 02:22  (Cole Porter)
     Reprise LP: R-6324 - I've Gotta Be Me (1968)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-497 - I've Gotta Be Me (2004)
b.K-4927I'm Glad There Is You - 02:27  (Paul Madeira, Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz)
     Reprise LP: R-6324 - I've Gotta Be Me (1968)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-497 - I've Gotta Be Me (2004)
c.K-4928The Impossible Dream  (Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion)
     unissued
d.K-4929Uptight - 03:04  (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Silvia Moy)
     Reprise LP: R-6308 - Lonely Is The Name (1968)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-496 - Lonely Is The Name (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
e.K-4929You've Got Your Troubles - 03:04  (Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway)
     Reprise LP: R-6308 - Lonely Is The Name (1968)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-496 - Lonely Is The Name (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
f.K-4930The More I See You - 04:36  (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
g.K-4930The Second Time Around - 04:36  (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)

d, e performed as medley.

f, g performed as medley.

J. J. Johnson (arr) on a, b only.


Date: ca. July 1967
Location: Olympic Studios, South London
Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.KA-6064Beautiful Things - 04:46  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
b.KA-6065When I Look In Your Eyes - 03:10  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Reprise LP: P-10012R - Sammy Davis, Jr. De Luxe (1968)
c.KA-6066My Friend, The Doctor - 02:53  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
d.KA-6067At The Crossroads - 02:16  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
e.KA-6068Doctor Dolittle - 02:00  (Leslie Bricusse)
f.KA-6069Something In Your Smile - 04:08  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Reprise 45: 0621 (1967)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
g.KA-6070I Think I Like You - 02:53  (Leslie Bricusse)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
h.KA-6071After Today - 02:22  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Reprise LP: P-10012R - Sammy Davis, Jr. De Luxe (1968)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
i.KA-6072Talk To The Animals - 02:55  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Reprise 45: 0621 (1967)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     K-Tel LP: NA-463/NC-433 - The Sounds Of Sammy Davis Jr. (1975)
     Warner Bros. LP: BSK-3128 - A Live Performance Of His Greatest Hits (1977)
     Curb Records CD: D2-77272 - Greatest Songs (1990)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
j.KA-6073Fabulous Places - 02:30  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
k.KA-6074I've Never Seen Anything Like It - 02:04  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
l.KA-6075Where Are The Words - 02:52  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
All titles on: -     Reprise LP: R-6264 - Sings The Complete "Doctor Dolittle" (1967)
-     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-495 - Sings The Complete "Doctor Dolittle" (2004)

Date: ca. 1968

Label: United Artists

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), John Dankworth (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.BB-4760Salt And Pepper - 02:15  (Leslie Bricusse)
     Rhino CD: R2-75934 - Sammy & Friends (2000)
     Rhino CD: R2-76737 - Instant Party: Let's Swing! (2001)
b.I Like The Way You Dance  (George Rhodes, Sammy Davis, Jr.)
Both titles on: -     United Artists 45: 67131 (1968)
-     United Artists LP: 5187 - "Salt And Pepper" Original Score (1968)

Date: 1 February 1968

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Richard Wess (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L-6418Lonely Is The Name - 03:15  (Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein)
     Reprise 45: 0673 (1968)
     Reprise 45: 0733 (1968)
     Reprise LP: R-6308 - Lonely Is The Name (1968)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-496 - Lonely Is The Name (2004)
     Hip-O CD: B-0005378-02 - The Definitive Collection (2006)
b.L-6419Up, Up And Away - 03:28  (Jimmy Webb)
     Reprise LP: R-6308 - Lonely Is The Name (1968)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-496 - Lonely Is The Name (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
c.L-6454If My Friends Could See Me Now - 02:36  (Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman)
     Reprise LP: R-6324 - I've Gotta Be Me (1968)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-497 - I've Gotta Be Me (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
d.L-6455I'm A Brass Band - 01:34  (Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields)
     Reprise LP: R-6324 - I've Gotta Be Me (1968)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-497 - I've Gotta Be Me (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
e.L-6456Here I'll Stay - 03:06  (Alan Lerner, Kurt Weill)
     Reprise LP: R-6324 - I've Gotta Be Me (1968)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-497 - I've Gotta Be Me (2004)
f.L-6457My Personal Property - 02:22  (Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields)
     Reprise LP: R-6324 - I've Gotta Be Me (1968)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-497 - I've Gotta Be Me (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
g.L-6458Don't Take Your Time - 02:37  (Roger Nichols, Tony Asher)
     Reprise LP: R-6308 - Lonely Is The Name (1968)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-496 - Lonely Is The Name (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)

Omit Richard Wess (arr) on a, b, g.


Date: 4 March 1968

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Al Capps, Mike Post, Richard Wess (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L-6460Bein' Natural Bein' Me - 02:38  (Walt Meskell, Mike Post)
     Reprise 45: 0779 (1968)
     Reprise LP: R-6339 - The Goin's Great (1969)
     Reprise LP: R-6410 - Sammy Steps Out (1970)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-498 - The Goin's Great (2004)
b.L-6461Break My Mind - 02:45  (John D. Loudermilk)
     Reprise 45: 0757 (1969)
     Reprise LP: R-6339 - The Goin's Great (1969)
     Reprise LP: R-6410 - Sammy Steps Out (1970)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-498 - The Goin's Great (2004)
c.L-6462Please Don't Go - 02:37  (David Cohen)
     Reprise LP: R-6410 - Sammy Steps Out (1970)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
d.L-6463I've Gotta Be Me - 02:54  (Walter Marks)
     Reprise 45: 0733 (1968)
     Reprise 45: 0779 (1968)
     Reprise LP: P-10012R - Sammy Davis, Jr. De Luxe (1968)
     Reprise LP: R-6324 - I've Gotta Be Me (1968)
     K-Tel LP: NA-463/NC-433 - The Sounds Of Sammy Davis Jr. (1975)
     Warner LP: OP-1501 - The Sound Of Sammy (1978)
     Garland CD: GRZ-018 - Greatest Hits (1988)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     Reprise CD: 2-46416-2 - I've Gotta Be Me: The Best Of Sammy Davis, Jr. On Reprise (1996)
     Rhino CD: R2-72557 - Jackpot! The Las Vegas Story (1996)
     Rhino CD: R2-75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1999)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Rhino CD: R2-76059 - The Essentials: Sammy Davis, Jr. (2002)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-497 - I've Gotta Be Me (2004)
     Hip-O CD: B-0005378-02 - The Definitive Collection (2006)
e.L-6464Sweet November - 02:40  (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
     Reprise LP: R-6324 - I've Gotta Be Me (1968)
     Reprise LP: 64014 - The Most Beautiful Songs Of ... (1972)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-497 - I've Gotta Be Me (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
f.L-6465Somebody - 02:23  (Sid Wayne, Ben Weisman)
     Reprise LP: R-6324 - I've Gotta Be Me (1968)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-497 - I've Gotta Be Me (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)

Al Capps (arr) on a only. Mike Post (arr) on b only. Omit Richard Wess (arr) on a, b, c.

One of the recordings from this session made the Billboard Charts. "I've Gotta Be Me" peaked at #11, and was on the charts for 16 weeks.


Date: ca. June 1968

Label: Reprise

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

a.L-6643Times Ain't What They Used To Be  (Unknown)
     unissued
b.L-6644Another Strange Town  (Unknown)
     unissued
c.L-6645It's A Happening World  (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
     Reprise LP: R-6410 - Sammy Steps Out (1970)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
d.L-6646Love Is Just A Meaningless Word  (Jimmy Webb, Mike Post, Waite)
     Reprise LP: R-6410 - Sammy Steps Out (1970)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)

Date: 24 June 1968

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Al Capps (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L-6647A Man Without A Dream  (Unknown)
     unissued
b.L-6648Do What You Gotta Do  (Jimmy Webb)
     Reprise LP: R-6410 - Sammy Steps Out (1970)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
c.L-6649Turnaround - 02:38  (Mike Post)
     Reprise 45: 0989 (1970)
     Reprise LP: R-6410 - Sammy Steps Out (1970)
d.L-6650She Is Today  (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
     Reprise 45: 0989 (1970)
     Reprise LP: R-6410 - Sammy Steps Out (1970)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
e.L-6664The Goin's Great  (Sammy Cahn, Stanley Applebaum)
     unissued

Al Capps (arr) on c only.


Date: 30 October 1968

Label: Reprise

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

a.LA-6911Tomorrow With Me - 02:49  (Unknown)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
b.LA-6912MacArthur Park - 06:59  (Jimmy Webb)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
c.LA-6913This Guy's In Love With You  (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
     unissued

Date: 16 January 1969
Location: Decca Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Decca

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Ralph Burns (arr), Joseph Gershenson (con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.L 15076Rhythm Of Life - 03:53  (Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields)
     Decca 45: 732470 (1969)
     Decca 45: 734605 (1969)
     Decca LP: DL-71502 - "Sweet Charity" Original Soundtrack (1969)
     Hip-O CD: B-0005378-02 - The Definitive Collection (2006)

Decca 732470 features an instumental "The Pompeii Club" on flip side of "Rhythm Of Life".
Decca 734605 features two versions of "Rhythm Of Life", one 3:53, the other 3:00.


Date: 3 March 1969

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Ernie Freeman, Richard Wess (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.M-7246I Have But One Life To Live - 02:39  (Dick Monda, Richard Burns)
     Reprise 45: 0827 (1969)
     Reprise LP: R-6339 - The Goin's Great (1969)
     Reprise LP: R-6410 - Sammy Steps Out (1970)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-498 - The Goin's Great (2004)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
b.M-7247All This World And The Seven Seas  (Cindy Walker)
     unissued
c.M-7248Take It From One Who Knows - 02:54  (Leo Friedman, Edward Heyman)
     Reprise LP: R-6339 - The Goin's Great (1969)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-498 - The Goin's Great (2004)
d.M-7249The Goin's Great - 02:24  (Sammy Cahn, Stanley Applebaum)
     Reprise 45: 0827 (1969)
     RCA Victor LP: X4RS-1313/4 - The Name Of The Game is Go! Pan-Am Airlines Special Recordings (1969)
     Reprise LP: R-6339 - The Goin's Great (1969)
     Personality CD: PRS-23004 - Greatest Hits (1989)
     DCC CD: DZS-048 - Greatest Hits, Volume II (1990)
     Rhino CD: R2-75934 - Sammy & Friends (2000)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-498 - The Goin's Great (2004)
     Capitol CD: 5-70890-2 - The Rat Pack: Boys Night Out (2004)
e.M-7250In This Crowded World - 03:49  (Johnny Mandel, Aaron Sachs)
     Reprise LP: R-6339 - The Goin's Great (1969)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-498 - The Goin's Great (2004)
f.M-7251The Impossible Dream - 02:39  (Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion)
     Reprise LP: R-6339 - The Goin's Great (1969)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-498 - The Goin's Great (2004)

Omit Ernie Freeman (arr) on d, e, f. Omit Richard Wess (arr) on a, b, c.


Date: 6 March 1969

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), George Rhodes (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.M-7253I Have Dreamed - 03:00  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
     Prism Leisure CD: PLATCD-985 - With A Song In My Heart (2004)
b.M-7254This Guy's In Love With You - 03:26  (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
     Reprise LP: R-6410 - Sammy Steps Out (1970)
     Charly CD: SNAD-503 - Here's... Sammy Davis, Jr. (2001)
c.M-7255What Became Of Me? - 02:54  (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
All titles on: -     Reprise LP: R-6339 - The Goin's Great (1969)
-     Collectors' Choice CD: CCM-498 - The Goin's Great (2004)

Date: 1 April 1969
Location: Decca Recording Studios, New York
Label: Decca

Ralph Burns (arr), Joseph Gershenson (con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.121379Rhythm Of Life - 03:00  (Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields)
     Decca 45: 734605 (1969)

This is a master edited from matrix L 15076 (see session 16 January, 1969), to alter it for release on a 45.


Date: 22 October 1969

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Blood, Sweat and Tears (acc), Lew Soloff, Chuck Winfield (t), Dick Halligan (tb, f), Jerry Hyman (tb), Fred Lipsius (as, p), Steve Katz (har, g), Jim Fielder (b), Bobby Colomby (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.M-17757Wichita Lineman - 03:04  (Jimmy Webb)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
b.M-17758For Once In My Life - 03:20  (Ronald Miller, Orlando Murden)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
c.M-17759You'd Better Sit Down, Kids - 03:45  (Sonny Bono)
d.M-17760My Way - 03:26  (Claude Francois, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault, Paul Anka)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
e.M-17761Hi-Heel Sneakers - 04:17  (Robert Higginbotham)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
All titles on: -     Motown LP: MS-710 - Something For Everyone (1970)

When Davis left Reprise for Motown in 1970, he took with him the masters of his last two Reprise recording sessions. This material was used in his first Motown album. Once this failed miserably to sell, Motown declined to release another album, and Davis took the material recorded at Motown with him to MGM in 1971.

There is some thought that Davis' backing band for these two Reprise sessions was "Blood, Sweat and Tears". Some reasons for this include Davis' thanking of B,S&T on record at the end of 'Spinning Wheel', plus the fact that many of the titles recorded were tunes made popular by, or written by members of, B,S&T. However, there is no official recognition of the band, and listenings of the album have determined it is highly unlikely B,S&T were involved. The personnel listing is speculative, taken from the band's make-up at the time.


Date: 18 November 1969

Label: Reprise

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Blood, Sweat and Tears (acc), Lew Soloff, Chuck Winfield (t), Dick Halligan (tb, f), Jerry Hyman (tb), Fred Lipsius (as, p), Steve Katz (har, g), Jim Fielder (b), Bobby Colomby (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

a.M-17840Spinning Wheel - 03:18  (David Clayton-Thomas)
     K-Tel LP: NA-463/NC-433 - The Sounds Of Sammy Davis Jr. (1975)
b.M-17841You've Made Me So Very Happy - 04:37  (Berry Gordy, Jr., Frank Wilson, Brenda Hollaway, Patrice Hollaway)
c.M-17842And When I Die - 04:42  (Laura Nyro)
d.M-17843In The Ghetto - 03:50  (Scott Davis)
     Rhino CD: R2-71007 - Golden Throats 2: More Celebrity Rock Oddities (1991)
     Charly CD: SNAD-545 - Where Is Love? Classic Reprise Recordings (2005)
All titles on: -     Motown LP: MS-710 - Something For Everyone (1970)

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