The Wham of Sam

The Wham of Sam
Studio album by Sammy Davis, Jr.
Released 1961
Recorded February 6–7, 1961
Genre Vocal jazz
Length 37:35
Label Reprise
Producer Jimmy Bowen
Sammy Davis, Jr. chronology
Mr. Entertainment
(1961)Mr. Entertainment1961		 The Wham of Sam
(1961)		 Sammy Davis, Jr. Belts the Best of Broadway
(1962)Sammy Davis, Jr. Belts the Best of Broadway1962

The Wham of Sam is a 1961 studio album by Sammy Davis, Jr., arranged by Marty Paich and Morty Stevens. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.". [1]

Track listing

  1. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) – 3:28
  2. "Back in Your Own Backyard" (Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose) – 2:49
  3. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:45
  4. "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" (Mann Curtis, Al Hoffman, Walter Kent) – 3:09
  5. "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:35
  6. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:19
  7. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) – 2:47
  8. "Thou Swell" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:59
  9. "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 2:53
  10. "Blame it on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) – 4:14
  11. "Let There Be Love" (Ian Grant, Lionel Rand) – 2:49
  12. "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:48

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Wham of Sam". Allmusic. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
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