Sammy Davis Jr. - Sammys Swinginest Sides '2009
Artist | Sammy Davis Jr. Related artists |
Album name | Sammys Swinginest Sides |
Country | |
Date | 2009 |
Genre | Jazz |
Play time | 00:43:40 |
Format / Bitrate | Stereo 1420 Kbps
/ 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps |
Media | CD |
Size | 206 mb (+3\%rec.) |
Price | Download $1.95 |
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Whatever the word swinginest means, MicroWerks here licenses 14 tracks by Sammy Davis, Jr. originally released on singles by Decca Records between 1954 and 1958, including all of his singles chart entries except Ill Know (which only got to number 87). Davis found early success as a record-seller on Decca, reaching the Top Ten with his version of Somethings Gotta Give and the Top 20 with Hey There, Love Me or Leave Me, and That Old Black Magic. His performances are full of his extroverted stage personality and even some of his act, as he spends his cover of Because of You imitating other singers, including Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, and Frankie Laine, then presents his impressions of a raft of movie stars -- James Cagney, James Stewart, Cary Grant, Lionel Barrymore, and Edward G. Robinson -- before declaring, This is me, and singing straight for a chorus, only to morph into Jerry Lewis before the end. Davis also takes a shot at becoming a rhythm & blues singer, making like the Coasters in Get Out of the Car (Uh, Oh!) and channeling Ray Charles in Hallelujah, I Love Her So. But he is most comfortable doing show tunes and standards, and he has to camp up the material at least a little. Although she isnt mentioned in the album credits, Carmen McRae joins the fun on a duet of A Fine Romance that rewrites the lyrics slightly to more congenial effect. Tracks: 01. Hey There (2:51) 02. Because of You (5:31) 03. Glad to Be Unhappy (3:07) 04. Birth of the Blues (3:20) 05. Love Me or Leave Me (3:00) 06. Somethings Gotta Give (2:08) 07. That Old Black Magic (3:22) 08. A Fine Romance (2:55) 09. Too Close for Comfort (2:23) 10. Get Out of the Car (Uh, Oh!) (2:55) 11. Youre Sensational (3:00) 12. Earthbound (3:13) 13. New Yorks My Home (3:15) 14. Hallelujah, I Love Her So (2:39)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Album
- 2021 Simply ... Mister Wonderful!
- 2020 Our Favorites
- 2009 Sammys Swinginest Sides
- 2007 Gold Collection
- 2007 Starring Sammy Davis, Jr.
- 2005 Hey! Wont You Play?
- 2005 The Ultimate Sammy Davis Jr. Collection
- 2004 The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular
- 2004 The Shelter of Your Arms
- 2004 All-Star Spectacular
- 2004 As Long as She Needs Me
- 2004 If I Ruled the World
- 2004 Ive Gotta Be Me
- 2004 Lonely Is the Name
- 2004 Sammys Back on Broadway
- 2004 Sings the Complete Dr. Dolittle
- 1998 Its All Over But the Swingin, I Gotta Right to Swing
- 1957 Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. And Carmen McRae On Decca
- 1955 Sings Just for Lovers
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