Artist: Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.
Aliases
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Real name
Samuel George Davis, Jr.
Born
December 8, 1925
Died
May 16, 1990
Country
United States

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 I Want to Be With You Sammy Davis Jr. & Paula Wayne October 20, 1964 (performance date) (6 artists)
2 I'm Not Anyone Sammy Davis Jr. 1973 Shirley Bassey
3 Night Song Sammy Davis Jr. 1964 (8 artists)
4 The Shelter of Your Arms Sammy Davis Jr. 1964 (3 artists)
5 This Is The Life Billy Daniels, Sammy Davis Jr. & Lola Falana September 23, 1964 (performance date) (3 artists)
6 Too Close for Comfort Sammy Davis, Jr. 1956 (14 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 'Deed I Do Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Johnny Marvin
2 (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song Sammy Davis Jr. 1982 B.J. Thomas
3 (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time Sammy Davis Jr. 1973 Don Gibson
4 (Love Is) The Tender Trap Sammy Davis Jr. 1963 Debbie Reynolds
5 A Fine Romance Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae 1955 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
6 A Stranger in Town Sammy Davis Jr., Arranged and Conducted by Marty Paich 1964 Mel Tormé and His Mel-Tones
7 A Woman Is a Sometime Thing Sammy Davis Jr. 1959 Eddie Matthews
8 A Wonderful Day Like Today Sammy Davis, Jr. 1965 Willoughby Goddard
9 Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Bing Crosby & Sonny Tufts
10 And When I Die Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 Peter, Paul and Mary
11 April in Paris Sammy Davis and Count Basie 1965 Evelyn Hoey
12 April in Paris Sammy Davis Meets Sam Butera & The Witnesses 1965 Evelyn Hoey
13 As Long as She Needs Me Sammy Davis Jr. 1963 Georgia Brown
14 Baby, It's Cold Outside Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalbán
15 Ballerina Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
16 Ballin' the Jack Sammy Davis, Jr. 1964 Prince's Band
17 Baretta's Theme Sammy Davis, Jr. 1976 Merry Clayton
18 Be My Love Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Mario Lanza
19 Because of You Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Ann Dvorak
20 Begin the Beguine Sammy Davis Jr. 1957 June Knight
21 Bess, You Is My Woman Sammy Davis Jr. 1959 Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan
22 Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered Sammy Davis Jr., With Guitar By Mundell Lowe 1958 Vivienne Segal
23 Black and White Sammy Davis Jr. 1957 Pete Seeger
24 Blues in the Night Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 William Gillespie
25 Body and Soul Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Ambrose and His Orchestra
26 Born to Be Blue Sammy Davis Jr., Arranged and Conducted by Marty Paich 1964 Mel Tormé and His Mel-Tones with Sonny Burke & His Orchestra
27 Break My Mind Sammy Davis Jr. 1969 George Hamilton IV
28 But Not for Me Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard
29 By Myself Sammy Davis Jr. 1957 Jack Buchanan
30 Bye Bye Blackbird Sammy Davis Jr. 1963 Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra
31 Can't Help Lovin' Dat Gal Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Helen Morgan
32 Change Partners Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 Fred Astaire
33 Cheek to Cheek Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 Fred Astaire
34 Chloe Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Douglas Richardson
35 Climb Ev'ry Mountain Sammy Davis Jr. 1963 Patricia Neway
36 Come Back to Me Sammy Davis Jr. & Buddy Rich 1966 John Cullum
37 Come Rain or Come Shine Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas
38 Come Sundown Sammy Davis Jr. 1982 Bobby Bare
39 Comes Love Sammy Davis Jr. 1957 Judy Canova
40 Cry Me a River Sammy Davis Meets Sam Butera & The Witnesses 1965 Julie London
41 Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead Sammy Davis Jr. & Buddy Rich 1966 The Singer Midgets
42 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Sammy Davis Meets Sam Butera & The Witnesses 1965 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Al Hibbler - Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
43 Don't Blame Me Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Walter Woolf King
44 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Sammy Davis Jr. 1957 The Ink Spots - Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
45 Easy to Love Sammy Davis Jr. 1954 James Stewart
46 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye Sammy Davis Jr. and Laurindo Almeida 1966 Nan Wynn
47 Falling in Love With Love Sammy Davis Jr. 1963 Muriel Angelus
48 For All We Know Sammy Davis Jr., With Guitar By Mundell Lowe 1958 Morton Downey
49 For Every Man There's a Woman Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 Tony Martin
50 For Once in My Life Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 Barbara McNair
51 For Sentimental Reasons Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 Deek Watson & His Brown Dots
52 Get Out of Town Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Tamara
53 Get Out of the Car Sammy Davis, Jr. May 1955 The Treniers
54 Glad to Be Unhappy Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Doris Carson
55 Gonna Build a Mountain Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Anthony Newley
56 Happy to Make Your Acquaintance Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 Robert Weede
57 Hello, Dolly! Sammy Davis, Jr. 1965 Carol Channing and David Hartman
58 Here's That Rainy Day Sammy Davis Jr. and Laurindo Almeida 1966 Dolores Gray
59 Hey There Sammy Davis Jr. 1954 John Raitt
60 Hi-Heel Sneakers Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 Tommy Tucker
61 I Can't Get Started Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Bob Hope
62 I Could Have Told You Sammy Davis Jr., With Guitar By Mundell Lowe 1958 Frank Sinatra
63 I Cover the Waterfront Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Abe Lyman's California Ambassador Hotel Orchestra
64 I Get Along Without You Very Well Sammy Davis Jr., With Guitar By Mundell Lowe 1958 Dick Powell
65 I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' Sammy Davis Jr. 1959 Todd Duncan
66 I Know a Place Sammy Davis Jr. & Buddy Rich 1966 Petula Clark
67 I Loves You, Porgy Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae 1959 Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan
68 I Should Care Sammy Davis Meets Sam Butera & The Witnesses 1965 Bob Allen and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
69 I Want to Be Wanted Benny Carter featuring Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 Brenda Lee - Wilma de Angelis
70 I Want to Be With You Sammy Davis, Jr. 1965 Sammy Davis Jr. & Paula Wayne
71 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Sammy Davis Jr. and Laurindo Almeida 1966 Harry Fox and the Dolly Sisters
72 I've Gotta Be Me Sammy Davis Jr. 1968 Steve Lawrence
73 I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Rex Harrison
74 If You Are But a Dream Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Frank Sinatra
75 In the Ghetto Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 Elvis Presley
76 It Ain't Necessarily So Sammy Davis Jr. 1959 John W. Bubbles
77 It Never Entered My Mind Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Shirley Ross
78 It's All Right With Me Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Peter Cookson
79 It's Magic Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 Doris Day
80 It's Only a Paper Moon Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 Claire Carleton
81 Keepin' Out of Mischief Now Sammy Davis and Count Basie 1965 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
82 Lazy River Sammy Davis, Jr. 1964 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
83 Love Letters Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 Dick Haymes
84 Lulu's Back in Town Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Dick Powell and Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra
85 Medley - Mona Lisa/Too Young/Nature Boy Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 Nat King Cole - (unknown)
- Victor Young and His Orchestra
- King Cole
86 Mr. Bojangles Sammy Davis Jr. 1972 Jerry Jeff Walker
87 My Funny Valentine Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Mitzi Green
88 My Shining Hour Sammy Davis and Count Basie 1965 Joan Leslie with Freddie Slack and his Orchestra
89 My Way Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 Frank Sinatra - Claude François
90 Oh Lonesome Me Sammy Davis Jr. 1982 Don Gibson
91 Once in Love With Amy Sammy Davis Jr. & Buddy Rich 1966 Ray Bolger
92 Once in a Lifetime Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Anthony Newley
93 Out of This World Sammy Davis Jr. 1963 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
94 Over the Rainbow Sammy Davis, Jr. 1964 Judy Garland
95 Pennies From Heaven Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 Bing Crosby
96 People Sammy Davis, Jr. 1965 Barbra Streisand
97 People Will Say We're in Love Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 Alfred Drake & Joan Roberts
98 Perdido Sammy Davis Jr. 1957 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
99 Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends Sammy Davis Jr. 1982 Bobby Bare
100 Pretend Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 Nat "King" Cole - Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra
101 Ramblin' Rose Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 Nat King Cole
102 Route 66 Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 The King Cole Trio
103 September Song Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Walter Huston
104 Signed, Sealed and Delivered Sammy Davis Jr. 1957 Cowboy Copas
105 Singin' in the Rain Sammy Davis, Jr. 1974 Cliff Edwards, Brox Sisters, Rounders and MGM Chorus
106 Smile Sammy Davis, Jr. 1964 Nat King Cole - Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman
107 Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) Sammy Davis Jr. 1982 Tex Williams and His Western Caravan
108 Someone to Watch Over Me Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Gertrude Lawrence
109 Sonny Boy Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Ruth Etting
110 Sophisticated Lady Sammy Davis, Jr. 1964 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
111 Speak Low Sammy Davis Jr. and Laurindo Almeida 1966 Mary Martin & Kenny Baker
112 Spinning Wheel Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears
113 Straighten Up and Fly Right Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 The King Cole Trio
114 Stranger in Paradise Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Doretta Morrow & Richard Kiley
115 Sunrise, Sunset Sammy Davis, Jr. 1965 Bert Convy
116 Talk to the Animals Sammy Davis, Jr. 1967 Rex Harrison & Ginny Tyler
117 Tea For Two Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 Louise Groody & John Barker
118 Teach Me Tonight Sammy Davis and Count Basie 1965 Janet Brace
119 Temptation Sammy Davis Jr. 1957 Bing Crosby
120 Tenderly Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell's Orchestra
121 That Lucky Old Sun Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Frankie Laine
122 That Old Black Magic Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
123 The Birth of the Blues Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Irving Abrams & His Orchestra
124 The Candy Man Sammy Davis Jr. With The Mike Curb Congregation 1971 Aubrey Woods
125 The Christmas Song Sammy Davis Jr., Arranged and Conducted by Marty Paich 1964 The King Cole Trio
126 The Folks Who Live on the Hill Sammy Davis Jr. and Laurindo Almeida 1966 Irene Dunne
127 The Girl from Ipanema Sammy Davis and Count Basie 1965 Stan Getz & JoĂŁo Gilberto - JoĂŁo Gilberto, AntĂ´nio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
128 The Gypsy in My Soul Sammy Davis Jr. 1953
129 The Joker Sammy Davis, Jr. 1965 Norman Wisdom
130 The Man That Got Away Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 Judy Garland
131 The Other Half of Me Sammy Davis, Jr. 1965 Richard Kiley
132 The River's Too Wide Sammy Davis Jr. 1982 Jim Mundy
133 The Shadow of Your Smile Sammy Davis Jr. and Laurindo Almeida 1966 Johnny Mandel
134 The Things We Did Last Summer Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra
135 The Thrill Is Gone Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Rudy Vallee & Everett Marshall
136 There Is Nothin' Like a Dame Sammy Davis Jr. 1963 Myron McCormick
137 There Will Never Be Another You Sammy Davis Meets Sam Butera & The Witnesses 1965 John Payne & Joan Merrill
138 There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York Sammy Davis Jr. 1959 John W. Bubbles
139 There's a Small Hotel Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 Doris Carson, Ray Bolger
140 These Foolish Things Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Dorothy Dickson
141 These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) Sammy Davis Meets Sam Butera & The Witnesses 1965 Dorothy Dickson
142 They Didn't Believe Me Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 Julia Sanderson and Donald Brian
143 This Is Always Sammy Davis Meets Sam Butera & The Witnesses 1965
144 Too Late Now Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 Jane Powell
145 Try a Little Tenderness Sammy Davis Jr., With Guitar By Mundell Lowe 1958 Ray Noble and His Orchestra
146 Two Different Worlds Sammy Davis Jr. and Laurindo Almeida 1966 Steve Clayton
147 Two Sleepy People Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 Swing & Sway with Sammy Kaye
148 Unforgettable Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 Nat King Cole
149 Walkin' My Baby Back Home Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 Broadway Syncopators
150 We Could Have Been the Closest of Friends Sammy Davis Jr. 1982 Kenny Rogers
151 We Kiss in a Shadow Sammy Davis Jr. 1963 Doretta Morrow and Larry Douglas
152 We'll Be Together Again Sammy Davis Jr. and Laurindo Almeida 1966 Frankie Laine and Carl Fischer's Orchestra
153 What Did I Have That I Don't Have? Sammy Davis Jr. & Buddy Rich 1966 Barbara Harris
154 What I've Got in Mind Sammy Davis Jr. 1982 Billie Jo Spears
155 What Is There to Say? Sammy Davis Jr., With Guitar By Mundell Lowe 1958 Jane Froman & Everett Marshall
156 What Kind of Fool Am I Sammy Davis Jr. & Buddy Rich 1966 Anthony Newley
157 What Kind of Fool Am I Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Anthony Newley
158 What Now, My Love Sammy Davis Jr. & Buddy Rich 1966 Jane Morgan - Gilbert Bécaud
159 What the World Needs Now Is Love Sammy Davis Jr. & Buddy Rich 1966 Jackie De Shannon
160 When Your Lover Has Gone Sammy Davis Jr. 1955
161 Where Is Love? Sammy Davis Jr. and Laurindo Almeida 1966 Keith Hamshere
162 Why Shouldn't I? Sammy Davis Jr., With Guitar By Mundell Lowe 1958 Margaret Adams
163 Why Try to Change Me Now Sammy Davis and Count Basie 1965 Frank Sinatra with Percy Faith and His Orchestra
164 Wichita Lineman Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 Glen Campbell
165 Will You Still Be Mine? Sammy Davis Jr. 1957 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
166 Without a Song Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Lois Deppe & Russell Woodling's Jubilee Singers
167 Work Song Sammy Davis and Count Basie 1965 Oscar Brown Jr. - Nat Adderley
168 You Do Something to Me Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 William Gaxton & Genevieve Tobin
169 You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 Don Ameche & Janet Blair
170 You're Gonna Love Yourself (in the Morning) Sammy Davis Jr. 1982 Wayne Carson
171 You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You Sammy Davis and Count Basie 1965 Nat "King" Cole
172 You're the Top Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 William Gaxton & Ethel Merman
173 You've Made Me So Very Happy Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 Brenda Holloway

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Man Called Adam Benny Carter Featuring the Voices of Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong and Mel Tormé 1965 Reprise Records
2 All Star Spectacular Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Reprise Records
3 As Long As She Needs Me Sammy Davis Jr. 1963 Reprise Records
4 Boy Meets Girl Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae 1957 Decca
5 Closest of Friends Sammy Davis Jr. 1982 Applause
6 The Going's Great Sammy Davis Jr. 1969 Reprise Records
7 It's All Over but the Swingin' Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Decca
8 Just for Lovers Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Decca
9 Mood to Be Wooed Sammy Davis Jr., With Guitar By Mundell Lowe 1958 Decca
10 The Nat King Cole Song Book Sammy Davis Jr. 1965 Reprise Records
11 Our Shining Hour Sammy Davis and Count Basie 1965 Verve
12 Porgy and Bess Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae 1959 Decca
13 Sammy Awards Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 Decca
14 Sammy Davis Jr. Jumps With Joya Sherrill Sammy Davis, Jr. - Joya Sherrill 1957 Design Records
15 Sammy Davis Jr. Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium Sammy Davis, Jr. 1964 Reprise Records
16 Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings - Laurindo Almeida Plays Sammy Davis Jr. and Laurindo Almeida 1966 Reprise Records
17 Sammy Davis Jr. Sings Mel Torme's California Suite Sammy Davis Jr., Arranged and Conducted by Marty Paich 1964 Reprise Records
18 Sammy Swings Sammy Davis Jr. 1957 Decca
19 Sammy's Back on Broadway Sammy Davis, Jr. 1965 Reprise Records
20 The Shelter of Your Arms Sammy Davis Jr. 1964 Reprise Records
21 Something for Everyone Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 Motown
22 Sounds of '66 Sammy Davis Jr. & Buddy Rich 1966 Reprise Records
23 Starring Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Decca
24 When the Feeling Hits You! Sammy Davis Meets Sam Butera & The Witnesses 1965 Reprise Records

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Decca
2 Baretta's Theme Sammy Davis, Jr. 1976 20th Century Records
3 The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. 1971 MGM
4 Get Out of the Car Sammy Davis, Jr. May 1955 Decca
5 The Gypsy in My Soul Sammy Davis Jr. 1953 DDR
6 Hey There Sammy Davis Jr. 1954 Decca
7 I Go for You Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae 1955 Decca
8 (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time Sammy Davis Jr. 1973 MGM
9 I've Gotta Be Me Sammy Davis Jr. 1968 Reprise Records
10 Mr. Bojangles Sammy Davis Jr. 1972 MGM
11 Once in a Lifetime Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Reprise Records
12 Sammy Davis Jr. Singing Songs for Americans to Live By Sammy Davis, Jr. 1957 Decca
13 Talk to the Animals Sammy Davis, Jr. 1967 Reprise Records
14 That Old Black Magic Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Decca
15 That's Entertainment Sammy Davis, Jr. 1974 MGM
16 What Kind of Fool Am I Sammy Davis Jr. 1962 Reprise Records

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Golden Boy various artists 1964 Capitol Records
2 Mr. Wonderful [Original Broadway Cast] various artists 1956 Decca

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3 Where or When cover by Sammy Davis Jr. Add songs Eva 0 2011-06-23 08:54:40 GMT by Eva
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