The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular
1962 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr.
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Studio album by Sammy Davis Jr. | ||||
Released | 1962 | |||
Recorded | 1962 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 38:37 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Sammy Davis Jr. chronology | ||||
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The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular is a 1962 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr. arranged by Morty Stevens. The first half of the album features Davis' impersonations of popular entertainers and celebrities.
Reception
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Lindsay Planer of AllMusic commented that Davis had been recorded "like never before", both as a dynamic vocalist and as an actor of equally impressive proficiency. Planer described the All-Star Spectacular as a unique album, capitalising on Davis' sizable talents as a "seminal master of melody and allowing for a peek into his infectious sense of humor".[1]
Track listing
- "That Lucky Old Sun" (Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith) - 5:27 - In the style of Ray Charles and Frankie Laine
- "Be My Love" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) - 3:28 - In the style of Mario Lanza and Louis Armstrong
- "Lulu's Back In Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 2:57 - In the style of Mel Tormé and Jerry Lewis
- "Stranger in Paradise" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 2:40 - With impersonations of Tony Bennett (with speech impediments) and Billy Eckstine
- "Ballerina" (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) - 2:57 - In the style of Huckleberry Hound, Kingfish from Amos 'n' Andy and Nat King Cole NOTE: The rereleased version currently on Spotify is over :30 shorter and omits all impersonations.
- "Sonny Boy" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson, Al Jolson) - 4:01 - With impersonations of Al Jolson (the song's originator), James Cagney, Bela Lugosi, Jimmy Stewart, Dean Martin, Edward G. Robinson, Boris Karloff
- "I Married an Angel" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:02
- "Falling in Love Again" (Frederick Hollander, Sammy Lerner) - 3:28
- "You Can't Love' Em All" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:10
- "If You Are But a Dream" (Nat Bonx, Jack Fulton, Moe Jaffe) - 2:34
- "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) - 2:14
- "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) - 3:39
Personnel
- Sammy Davis Jr. – vocals
- Morty Stevens – arranger, conductor
References
- ^ a b Planer, Lindsay. Sammy Davis Jr. – The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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Applause |
- Christmas with the Rat Pack
- Live & Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
- Mr. Wonderful
- Porgy and Bess
- Robin and the 7 Hoods
- Golden Boy
- Sweet Charity
- Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
- "Inka Dinka Doo"
- "Hey There"
- "And This Is My Beloved"
- "The Birth of the Blues"
- "Something's Gotta Give"
- "Love Me or Leave Me"
- "That Old Black Magic"
- "Too Close for Comfort"
- "All of You"
- "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'"
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
- "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
- "Me and My Shadow"
- "As Long as She Needs Me"
- "If I Ruled the World"
- "Hello, Dolly!"
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
- "I've Gotta Be Me"
- "The Candy Man"
- "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"
- "Singin' in the Rain"
- "That's Entertainment!"
- "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!"
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