Greatest Songs

Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Greatest Songs Review

by Michael G. Nastos

Some of Sammy Davis, Jr.'s best-known songs are here, including the sappy "Candy Man," and Mike Curb's production values are, well, curbed in some respect, as you get to hear Davis swing a little bit. Jazz numbers like "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "The Lady Is a Tramp" were sung better by Frank Sinatra, but Davis does them well. More poppish pieces "What Kind of Fool Am I?," "Mr. Bojangles," "I've Gotta Be Me," and "Talk to the Animals" are readily associated with Sammy D, and are included. Slightly better than the similar Curb best-of collection, it's probably still far short of his definitive work, or collaborations with the infamous Rat Pack.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	The Candy Man Leslie Bricusse / Anthony Newley	Sammy Davis, Jr.	03:18
2	What Kind of Fool Am I? Leslie Bricusse / Anthony Newley	Sammy Davis, Jr.	03:39	Amazon
3	Gonna Build a Mountain Leslie Bricusse / Anthony Newley	Sammy Davis, Jr.	04:32	Amazon
4	Bye Bye Blackbird Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson	Sammy Davis, Jr.	03:09	Amazon
5	The Lady Is a Tramp Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Sammy Davis, Jr.	03:21	Spotify Amazon
6	Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody Sam M. Lewis / Jean Schwartz / Joe Young	Sammy Davis, Jr.	08:08	Amazon
7	Mr. Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker	Sammy Davis, Jr.	03:50	Amazon
8	I've Gotta Be Me Walter Marks	Sammy Davis, Jr.	02:16	Amazon
9	Birth of the Blues Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva / Ray Henderson	Sammy Davis, Jr.	04:22	Amazon
10	Talk to the Animals Leslie Bricusse	Sammy Davis, Jr.	02:44	Amazon