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Sammy Davis Jr. discography

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The discography for American jazz singer Sammy Davis Jr.

Contents

Davis recorded extensively throughout his career and most recordings remain in the catalogs as various reissues. The following is a selected list of albums in chronological order by date of release.

Decca Records

  • 1955 Starring Sammy Davis Jr.
  • 1955 Just for Lovers
  • 1956 Mr. Wonderful
  • 1956 Here's Looking at You
  • 1957 Sammy Swings
  • 1957 It's All Over but the Swingin'
  • 1957 Boy Meets Girl (with Carmen McRae)
  • 1958 Mood to Be Wooed
  • 1958 All The Way... and Then Some!
  • 1959 Sammy Davis, Jr. at Town Hall
  • 1959 Porgy and Bess (with Carmen McRae)
  • 1960 Sammy Awards
  • 1960 I Gotta Right to Swing
  • 1961 Mr. Entertainment
  • 1963 Forget-Me-Nots for First Nighters
  • 1965 Try a Little Tenderness

    • Reprise Records

  • 1961 The Wham of Sam!
  • 1962 Sammy Davis Jr. Belts the Best of Broadway
  • 1962 The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular
  • 1962 Sammy Davis Jr. Sings What Kind of Fool Am I - and Other Show-Stoppers
  • 1963 As Long as She Needs Me
  • 1963 Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove (live)
  • 1964 Sammy Davis Jr. Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium
  • 1964 The Shelter of Your Arms
  • 1964 Sammy Davis Jr. Sings Mel Tormé's "California Suite"
  • 1964 Sammy Davis Jr. Sings the Big Ones for Young Lovers
  • 1965 When the Feeling Hits You! (with Sam Butera and the Witnesses)
  • 1965 If I Ruled the World
  • 1965 The Nat King Cole Songbook
  • 1965 Sammy's Back on Broadway
  • 1966 The Sammy Davis Jr. Show
  • 1966 The Sounds of '66 (live, with Buddy Rich)
  • 1966 Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings and Laurindo Almeida Plays (with Laurindo Almeida)
  • 1966 That's All! (live)
  • 1967 Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings the Complete 'Dr. Dolittle'
  • 1968 Lonely Is the Name
  • 1968 I've Gotta Be Me
  • 1969 The Goin's Great

    • Verve Records

  • 1965 Our Shining Hour (with The Count Basie Orchestra)

    • Motown Records

  • 1970 Something for Everyone
  • 1984 Hello Detroit (12 inch single)

    • MGM Records

  • 1972 Sammy Davis Jr. Now
  • 1972 Portrait of Sammy Davis Jr.
  • 1973 Sammy Davis Jr. & Count Basie
  • 1974 That's Entertainment!
  • 1977 In Person '77
  • 1979 Hearin' Is Believin'

    • 20th Century Records

  • 1976 The Song and Dance Man

    • Applause records

  • 1984 Closest of Friends

    • Compilations

  • 1968 Sammy Davis Jr.'s Greatest Hits - The Top Twelve
  • 1988 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
  • 1990 Capitol Collectors Series
  • 1990 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

    • Guest appearances

    With Lena Horne

  • "I Wish I'd Met You" on The Men in My Life (1988, Three Cherries Records)

    • With various artists

  • Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre (1963, Reprise)
  • "The Great Come-And-Get It Day" - Finian's Rainbow
  • "We Open in Venice, "Too Darn Hot" - Kiss Me Kate
  • "There Is Nothing Like a Dame", "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" - South Pacific
  • "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" - Guys and Dolls

    • Singles

    References

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