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The Wham of Sam
Studio album by
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Released1961
RecordedFebruary 6–7, 1961
GenreVocal jazz
Length37:35
LabelReprise
ProducerJimmy Bowen
Sammy Davis, Jr. chronology
Mr. Entertainment
(1961) 		The Wham of Sam
(1961) 		Sammy Davis, Jr. Belts the Best of Broadway
(1962)

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. ^ a b c "The Wham of Sam". Allmusic. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
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