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1961 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr.
The Wham of Sam is a 1961
studio album by
Sammy Davis Jr. , arranged by
Marty Paich and
Morty Stevens .
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Reception
The
Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer awarded the album four stars and said that Davis' "untouchable sense of rhythmic flair unleashes some lighthearted interaction between the vocalist and hard-driving instrumentalists.".
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Track listing
"
I'm a Fool to Want You " (Joel Herron,
Frank Sinatra , Jack Wolf) – 3:28
"
Back in Your Own Backyard " (
Dave Dreyer ,
Al Jolson ,
Billy Rose ) – 2:49
"
Lush Life " (
Billy Strayhorn ) – 3:45
"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" (Mann Curtis,
Al Hoffman ,
Walter Kent ) – 3:09
"
(Love Is) The Tender Trap " (
Jimmy Van Heusen ,
Sammy Cahn ) – 2:35
"
Out of This World " (
Harold Arlen ,
Johnny Mercer ) – 3:19
"
Bye Bye Blackbird " (
Mort Dixon ,
Ray Henderson ) – 2:47
"
Thou Swell " (
Richard Rodgers ,
Lorenz Hart ) – 2:59
"
Can't We Be Friends? " (
Paul James ,
Kay Swift ) – 2:53
"
Blame it on My Youth " (
Edward Heyman ,
Oscar Levant ) – 4:14
"
Let There Be Love " (Ian Grant, Lionel Rand) – 2:49
"
Soon " (
George Gershwin ,
Ira Gershwin ) – 2:48
Personnel
References
Studio albums
Decca Reprise Verve MGM Applause
Live albums Compilations Soundtrack albums Singles Related articles