Studio Recordings: 1970-88
This page lists studio recording sessions Sammy Davis, Jr. recorded between 1970 and 1988, initially for Motown, then for MGM and subsequently other labels. Visit Yes, I Can: Sammy’s Recording Career for background information to these sessions, and more information about Sammy on vinyl.
Date: 25 November 1970
Location: Los Angeles
Label: Motown
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Perry Botkin, Jr. (arr), Jimmy Bowen (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | (71L 2769) | I Want To Be Happy - 2:47(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
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| b. | (72L 3200) | Have A Little Talk With Myself - 3:28(Ray Stevens)
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| c. | (72L 3201) | Willoughby Grove - 3:55(Bobby Scott, Danny Meehan)
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| d. | Bad Water(Jimmy Holiday, Jackie DeShannon, Randy Myers)
unissued
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These performances are studio recordings bought by MGM from Motown in August 1971. The master numbers listed are those given to the recordings by MGM.
Date: 26 November 1970
Label: Motown
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Fire And Rain(James Taylor) | |
| b. | Aquarius(Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: 27 November 1970
Location: Los Angeles
Label: Motown
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Ernie Freeman (arr), Jimmy Bowen (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Honest Queen(Peter Allen, Estelle Levitt)
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| b. | (71L 3925) | In My Own Lifetime - 2:35(Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick)
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Ernie Freeman (arr) on b.
Despite the fact that Sammy signed with Motown in April of 1970, this session is dated to late 1970 or early 1971 by the content - "In My Own Lifetime" was from the Broadway musical "The Rothschilds" which opened in October 1970, and "I'll Begin Again" was from the movie musical "Scrooge" which opened in November 1970.
The single from this session (the only release on Sammy's Motown label Ecology) was released in March 1971. Once these recordings were bought by MGM, they were given the new master numbers 71L 3925 and 72L 3203 respectively.
Date: 18 January 1971
Label: Motown
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Perry Botkin, Jr., Ernie Freeman (arr), Jimmy Bowen (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | (72L 3202) | Put Your Hand In The Hand - 2:13(Gene MacLellan)
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| b. | (72L 3203) | I'll Begin Again - 2:30(Leslie Bricusse)
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Perry Botkin, Jr. (arr) on a; Ernie Freeman (arr) on b.
Date: 7 April 1971
Location: Las Vegas
Label: Motown
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | (71L 2768) | Mr. Bojangles(Jerry Jeff Walker) |
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Date: 19 August 1971
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Don Costa (arr, pdr), Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv)
| a. | 71L 2691 | I Am Over 25 (But You Can Trust Me) - 3:00(Mike Curb, Mack David)
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| b. | 71L 2692 | The Candy Man - 3:10(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
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| c. | 71L 2693 | Time To Ride (The Wild Rover) - 2:19(Mack David, Mike Curb)
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| d. | 71L 2694 | I Have Watched You(Unknown)
unissued
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The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv) on a-b.
"The Candy Man" was on the Billboard Charts for 21 weeks, peaking at #1 (where it remained for three weeks). This was Davis' only US #1 hit. The release, MGM 14320, went Gold, selling over a million copies.
Date: 23 October 1971
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Don Costa (arr, pdr), Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 71L 2841 | MacArthur Park - 7:14(Jimmy Webb)
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| b. | 71L 2842 | When The Wind Was Green - 3:01(Don Hunt, Henry Stinson)
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| c. | 71L 2843 | This Is My Life (La Vita) - 3:13(Bruno Canfora, Antonio Amurri, Norman Newell) |
| d. | 71L 2844 | Let My People Go(Unknown)
unissued
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Date: 16 January 1972
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Isaac Hayes (arr, pdr), Onzie Horne (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 72L 3151 | John Shaft (Theme From "Shaft") - 3:59(Issac Hayes, Bettye Crutcher) |
This recording was placed on a 45, MGM K14370, but the single was never released.
Date: 18 February 1972
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Perry Botkin, Jr. (arr, con), Michael Viner (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 72L 3234 | Take My Hand - 4:22(Jack O'Brien, Bob James)
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| b. | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most(Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf)
unissued
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| c. | Because You're Mine(Sammy Cahn, Nicholas Brodsky)
unissued
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| d. | Don't Believe The Laughter(Perry Botkin, Jr.)
unissued
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Perry Botkin, Jr. (arr) on a, (con) on a.
Date: 28 April 1972
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Don Costa (arr, pdr), Mike Curb, Michael Viner (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 72L 3534 | You Can Have Her (I Don't Want Her) - 6:45(Bill Cook) |
Date: 14 June 1972
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Don Costa (arr, pdr), Mike Curb, Michael Viner (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv)
| a. | 72L 2768 | Mr. Bojangles - 5:43(Jerry Jeff Walker)
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| b. | 72L 3664 | All The Good Things In Life - 5:25(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) |
| c. | 72L 3665 | The People Tree - 2:25(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
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The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv) on c.
Date: 16 June 1972
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Don Costa (arr, pdr), Mike Curb, Michael Viner (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv)
| a. | 72L 3702 | Tomorrow - 2:57(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
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| b. | 72L 3703 | I Do Not Love You - 3:56(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) |
| c. | 72L 3704 | Sweet Gingerbread Man - 2:44(Michel LeGrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) |
| d. | 72L 3705 | It's A Musical World - 3:11(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) |
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The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv) on c-d.
Date: 14 July 1972
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Don Costa (arr, pdr), Mike Curb, Michael Viner (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 72L 3792 | Love Is All Around (Theme From "The Mary Tyler-Moore Show") - 2:28(Sonny Curtis)
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| b. | 72L 3793 | Somethin' Comin' On(Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton)
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Date: 7 September 1972
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Michael Viner (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 64VK69-1 | My Shining Hour - 2:13(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) |
| b. | 64VK67-1 | Teach Me Tonight - 3:09(Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul) |
| c. | 64VK76-1 | Work Song - 2:14(Oscar Brown, Jr., Nat Adderley) |
| d. | 64VK73-1 | Why Try To Change Me Now - 3:28(Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy) |
| e. | 64VK65-1 | April In Paris - 2:48(Vernon Duke, Erwin "Yip" Harburg) |
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These recordings do not appear in any listings of MGM masters. MGM dipped into its Verve reservoir and took some alternate takes from Sammy's early Semptember 1964 session with Count Basie and His Orchestra, and re-recorded new vocals (complete with 70s-era affectations) over the top of most tracks. The resulting MGM album was listed as a "repackage" of the Verve album, although only 3 tracks survived unchanged from 1964.
Date: 8 September 1972
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Michael Viner (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 64VK70-1 | New York City Blues - 2:56(Peggy Lee, Quincy Jones)
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| b. | 64VK66-1 | You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - 3:06(Larry Stock, Russ Morgan, James Cavanaugh)
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| c. | 64VK68-1 | The Girl From Ipanema - 4:09(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel) |
| d. | 64VK71-1 | Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now - 2:56(Fats Waller, Andy Razaf)
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Date: 23 January 1973
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Don Costa, Mike Curb, Johnny Harris (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 73L 4745 | A Legend In My Time (I'd Be) - 2:40(Don Gibson)
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| b. | 73L 4746 | I'm Not Anyone - 4:08(Paul Anka, Johnny Harris)
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| c. | 73L 4747 | Soul Song(Billy Sherrill, George Richey, Norro Wilson)
unissued
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Mike Curb (pdr) on a; Johnny Harris (pdr) on b.
Date: 20 June 1973
Location: London
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 73L 5303 | London Is London(Leslie Bricusse) |
| b. | 73L 5304 | Fill The World With Love(Leslie Bricusse) |
| c. | 73L 5305 | You And I(Leslie Bricusse) |
| All titles unissued. |
These three titles are all from the 1969 film “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” for which Leslie Bricusse wrote the songs.
Date: 21 June 1973
Location: London
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 73L 5306 | If I Ruled The World(Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel) |
| b. | 73L 5307 | The Good Old Bad Old Days(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) |
| c. | 73L 5308 | Feeling No Pain(Leslie Bricusse) |
| All titles unissued. |
Date: 22 June 1973
Location: London
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 73L 5310 | Hello, Los Angeles(Leslie Bricusse) |
| b. | 73L 5311 | The Way That I Love You(Leslie Bricusse, Julie Andrews) |
| Both titles unissued. |
Session also included Matrix 73L 5309, which was a 6-part Leslie Bricusse medley (the specific songs included is unknown).
Date: 18 August 1973
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Don Costa, Lon Norman (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv)
| a. | 73L 5563 | Singin' In The Rain - 2:50(Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown)
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| b. | 73L 5564 | Chattanooga Choo-Choo - 2:30(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
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| c. | 73L 5565 | King Of Fools(Jack Hammer)
unissued
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Don Costa (arr) on a; Lon Norman (arr) on b; The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv) on a-b.
Date: 30 September 1973
Location: Japan (?)
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Chi-ki Chi-ki Sammy - 1:01(Sammy Davis, Jr.) | |
| b. | Get With It - 1:05(Unknown) |
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These songs recorded for a Japanese commercial for "Suntory" Whisky, and were released only on an MGM promotional EP. "Chi-ki Chi-ki Sammy" is barely a song, and is simply the audio track of a commercial which features Sammy bopping along as he pours himself a drink!
Date: 17 April 1974
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Nelson Riddle (arr), Don Costa, Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 74L 5818 | All The Things You Are - 3:30(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
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| b. | 74L 5819 | It Only Happens (When I Dance With You) - 4:09(Irving Berlin)
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| c. | 74L 5819 | They Can't Take That Away From Me - 4:09(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
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| d. | 74L 5819 | I Concentrate On You - 4:09(Cole Porter)
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| e. | 74L 5819 | I've Got You Under My Skin - 4:09(Cole Porter)
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| f. | 74L 5819 | I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan - 4:09(Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz)
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| g. | 74L 5819 | By Myself - 4:09(Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz)
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| h. | 74L 5820 | Lover, Come Back To Me - 2:55(Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) |
| i. | 74L 5821 | Sweet And Lovely(Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Charles Daniels)
unissued
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b, c, d, e, f, g performed as medley.
Date: 18 April 1974
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Nelson Riddle (arr), Don Costa, Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 74L 6322 | Pass That Peace Pipe - 3:04(Roger Edens, Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) |
| b. | 74L 6323 | Get Happy - 2:34(Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen)
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| c. | 74L 6324 | Be My Love - 3:03(Sammy Cahn, Nicholas Brodsky) |
| d. | 74L 6326 | That's Entertainment - 1:33(Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz)
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Date: 19 April 1974
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Nelson Riddle (arr), Don Costa, Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 74L 6325 | I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) - 3:10(Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) |
| b. | 74L 6327 | I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise - 2:04(Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
| c. | 74L 6328 | A Shine On Your Shoes - 2:33(Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz) |
| d. | 74L 6387 | That's Entertainment - 0:46(Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz) |
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Date: 24 August 1974
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Don Costa (arr, pdr), Lon Norman (arr), Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv)
| a. | 74L 6575 | Sing! - 2:38(Joe Raposo) |
| b. | 74L 6576 | This Is The House Of The People - 4:12(Tom Sullivan, Derek Gill) |
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Date: 25 October 1974
Location: Los Angeles
Label: MGM
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Don Costa (arr, pdr), Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | 74L 6617 | Chico And The Man (Theme from "Chico And The Man") - 2:39(Jose Feliciano) |
Date: ca. mid 1975
Label: 20th Century
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Mike Curb, Jim Vienneau (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | (74L 6618) | Song And Dance Man - 2:44(Wilburn S. Rice, Jerry G. Foster) |
| b. | Snap Your Fingers - 2:51(Grady Martin, Alex Zanetis) |
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“Song And Dance Man” appears on the MGM master listing, it is possible it was recorded earlier in 1974.
Date: ca. February 1976
Label: 20th Century
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Dave Grusin (arr, con), Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (Theme From "Baretta") - 2:24(Dave Grusin, Morgan Ames) |
Date: ca. early 1976
Label: 20th Century
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Mike Curb, Michael Lloyd, Ray Ruff (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | I Heard A Song - 2:49(Marty Cooper) |
"I Heard A Song" is a tribute to great figures of then-recent American history, recorded for a special double LP featuring multiple artists which was released to celebrate the United States' bicentenary in 1976.
Date: ca. mid 1976
Label: 20th Century
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Al Capps (arr), Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Love Is All Around (Theme From "The Mary Tyler-Moore Show") - 3:28(Sonny Curtis)
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| b. | We'll Make It This Time (Theme From "Kojak") - 3:10(Billy Goldberg, Bill Dyer) | |
| c. | Mary Hartman - 3:16(Wally Holmes) | |
| d. | You Can Count On Me (Theme From "Hawaii Five-O") - 2:08(Morty Stevens, Hermine Hilton) |
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Date: ca. November 1976
Location: Pantheon Recording Studio, Scottsdale, Arizona
Label: 20th Century
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Al Capps (arr), Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Those Were The Days (Theme From "All In The Family") - 2:58(Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
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| b. | Movin' On Up (Theme From "The Jeffersons") - 3:01(Ja'net DuBois)
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| c. | And Then There's Maude (Theme From "Maude") - 3:28(Dave Grusin, Andrew Bergman) |
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Date: ca. 1977
Label: Warner Bros.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Al Capps (arr), Mike Curb (pdr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv)
| a. | VCA-7522 | I Can Do That - 2:15(Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban)
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| b. | VCA-7526 | Showtime (For Everyone) - 2:58(Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha) |
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These two studio recordings had fake applause added. They were released on a 45 single and also inserted into Warner Bros' release of actual live performances at the Sydney Opera House in April, 1977. (“Showtime” was also modified and shortened for the LP release). When later released on a Curb CD, the fake applause was removed from both tracks.
Date: 2 March 1978
Label: Warner Bros.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz - 2:36(Miles Laboratories, Inc.) | |
| b. | Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz - 2:38(Miles Laboratories, Inc.) |
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Two versions of the Alka Seltzer advertising jingle "Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz" were recorded, one a 'Rock Version' and the other a 'Big Band Version'. Each contained a verse of the song that the other version did not have.
Date: 24 April 1978
Label: Warner Bros.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | VCA-7555 | Life Is A Woman - 3:36(Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse)
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| b. | VCA-7556 | It's Not Easy(Unknown)
unissued
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| c. | VCA-7557 | When You Start Believing(Unknown)
unissued
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This performance of "Life Is A Woman" sees Sammy doing impressions. Its only release so far has been on on a Curb Records 'live' album, and so has had audience applause added.
Date: 4 May 1978
Location: Either Burbank or San Diego
Label: Warner Bros.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Billy Byers, Joe Lippman (arr), Ian Fraser (arr, con), George Rhodes (con, dir), Sammy Davis, Jr., Marian Mercer (v)
| a. | WCA-7930 | I Wanna Be Rich - 3:01(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) |
| b. | WCA-7931 | What Kind Of Fool Am I - 4:04(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
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| c. | WCA-7932 | Life Is A Woman - 4:12(Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse)
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| d. | WCA-7933 | Lumbered - 3:19(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) |
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Marian Mercer (v) on a.
Sources indicate that the cast album for "Stop The World - I Want To Get Off" was recorded during the show's tour on the road in May. From May to July, the show toured San Diego, Los Angeles, Chicago and Toronto, before opening on Broadway on 3rd August, 1978.
Date: 5 May 1978
Label: Warner Bros.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Billy Byers, Joe Lippman (arr), Ian Fraser (arr, con), George Rhodes (con, dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | WCA-7934 | Once In A Lifetime - 2:56(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) |
Date: 6 May 1978
Label: Warner Bros.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Billy Byers, Joe Lippman (arr), Ian Fraser (arr, con), George Rhodes (con, dir), Sammy Davis, Jr., Marian Mercer (v)
| a. | WCA-7935 | Someone Nice Like You - 4:00(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) |
| b. | WCA-7936 | Meilinki Meilchik - 4:15(Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) |
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Date: 7 May 1978
Label: Warner Bros.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Billy Byers, Joe Lippman (arr), Ian Fraser (arr, con), George Rhodes (con, dir), Sammy Davis, Jr., Marian Mercer (v)
| a. | WCA-7937 | Typically English - 5:30(Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) |
| b. | WCA-8006 | Gonna Build A Mountain - 4:35(Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) |
| c. | WCA-8010 | Mumbo Jumbo - 3:50(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) |
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Marian Mercer (v) on a.
Date: 5 February 1979
Label: Warner Bros.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), John D'Andrea (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), The Mike Curb Congregation (bkv)
| a. | XCA 8963 | That Old Black Magic - 3:29(Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) |
Date: 22 July 1981
Location: Sound Emporium, Nashville
Label: Applause
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Sheldon Kurland Strings (acc), Bill Justis (arr), Larry Butler (pdr, p), James Capps, Steve Chapman, Ray Edenton, Leon Rhodes, Billy Sanford, Jerry Shook (g), Bob "King" Moore (b), Hargus "Pig" Robbins (p), Jerry Carrigan (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), James "Buzz" Cason, Don Gane, Sherlyn Huffman, Lisa Silver, Dianne Tidwell, Bergen White (bkv)
| a. | Oh, Lonesome Me - 2:38(Don Gibson) | |
| b. | (Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - 3:23(Chips Moman, Larry Butler)
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| c. | We Could Have Been The Closest Of Friends - 3:14(John Slate, Stevan Pippin)
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| d. | The River's Too Wide - 2:44(Bob Morrison) |
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Bear Family CDBCD-? — The Great Sammy Davis Junior (1995)
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A (somewhat) hideous collection of Country and Western songs. These 10 titles have been released in countless bargain-basement CDs and cheap (and misleading) 'Rat Pack' collections.
Date: 29 July 1981
Location: Sound Emporium, Nashville
Label: Applause
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Sheldon Kurland Strings (acc), Bill Justis (arr), Larry Butler (pdr, p), James Capps, Steve Chapman, Ray Edenton, Leon Rhodes, Billy Sanford, Jerry Shook (g), Bob "King" Moore (b), Hargus "Pig" Robbins (p), Jerry Carrigan (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), James "Buzz" Cason, Don Gane, Sherlyn Huffman, Lisa Silver, Dianne Tidwell, Bergen White (bkv)
| a. | Come Sundown - 3:20(Kris Kristofferson) | |
| b. | You're Gonna Love Yourself (In The Morning) - 3:12(Donnie Fritts) | |
| c. | What I've Got In Mind - 2:46(Kenny O'Dell) | |
| d. | Mention A Mansion - 2:20(Deborah K. Hupp, Bob Morrison) | |
| e. | Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette) - 3:02(Merle Travis, Tex Williams) | |
| f. | Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends - 3:26(Kris Kristofferson) |
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Bear Family CDBCD-? — The Great Sammy Davis Junior (1995)
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Date: 17 August 1984
Label: Motown
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Willie Hutch (arr, pdr), Gene Page (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Hello, Detroit - 4:57(Berry Gordy, Jr., Willie Hutch) |
Motown 1738 features an instumental version of "Hello, Detroit" on flip side of Sammy Davis, Jr.'s vocal "Hello, Detroit". This was Davis' last hit record, being a chart-topper in Belgium in 1984.
Date: 5 February 1988
Label: Three Cherries
Lena Horne (ldr), Mike Renzi (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr., Lena Horne (v)
| a. | I Wish I'd Met You - 4:20(Johnny Mandel, Richard R. Bennett, Frank Underwood) |
Sammy Davis, Jr.'s final studio recording.
