Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story

~ Release by Sammy Davis Jr. (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1A Lot of Livin’ to Do
cover recording of:
A Lot of Livin’ to Do (from “Bye Bye Birdie”)
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
part of:
Bye Bye Birdie
Sammy Davis Jr.2:46
2Begin the Beguine
cover recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
Sammy Davis Jr.4:31
3My Romance
cover recording of:
My Romance
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Williamson Music Company, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Jumbo
Sammy Davis Jr.3:32
4Falling in Love With Love
cover recording of:
Falling in Love With Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
The Boys From Syracuse
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:27
5Soon
cover recording of:
Soon
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd. and New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:50
6Thou Swell
conductor:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Thou Swell
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Marlin Enterprises and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
Sammy Davis Jr.43:01
7Let There Be Love
cover recording of:
Let There Be Love
lyricist:
Ian Grant (lyricist)
composer:
Lionel Rand
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:51
8Guys and Dolls
cover recording of:
Guys and Dolls
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:10
9Bye Bye Blackbird
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:49
10Blame It on My Youth
cover recording of:
Blame It on My Youth
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Oscar Levant
publisher:
Oscar Levant Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Sammy Davis Jr.4:16
11Here’s That Rainy Day
engineer:
Lowell Frank (engineer)
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Here’s That Rainy Day
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Morris Ltd., Dorsey Bros. Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Sammy Davis Jr. feat. Laurindo Almeida2:19
12Lush Life
cover recording of:
Lush Life
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn (from 1933 until 1938)
publisher:
Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chrysalis One Music, Reservoir Media Music, ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) (from 1949 to present)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Sammy Davis Jr.3:47
13A Stranger in Town
cover recording of:
A Stranger in Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
Sammy Davis Jr.3:46
14What Kind of Fool Am I?
cover recording of:
What Kind of Fool Am I?
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Essex Music and Ludlow Music
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1963 winner)
part of:
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Sammy Davis Jr.3:24
15Once in a Lifetime
cover recording of:
Once in a Lifetime (Stop the World—I Want to Get Off)
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc. and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
part of:
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Sammy Davis Jr.2:10
16Someone Nice Like You
recording of:
Someone Nice Like You
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:25
17As Long as She Needs Me
cover recording of:
As Long as He Needs Me (Oliver!)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
Lakeview Music Publishing Company Ltd. and TRO-Hollis, Inc.
part of:
Oliver! (Lionel Bart musical)
Sammy Davis Jr.3:07
18I Married an Angel
vocals:
Sammy Davis Jr.
conductor:
Morton Stevens
arranger:
Morton Stevens
cover recording of:
I Married an Angel
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
part of:
I Married an Angel (full musical)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:00
19Falling in Love Again
cover recording of:
Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translator:
Reginald Connelly and Sammy Lerner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1930) and Samuel M. Lerner Publications (in 1930)
translated version of:
Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt
Sammy Davis Jr.3:27
20Me and My Shadow
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-10-22)
vocals:
Sammy Davis Jr. (on 1962-10-22) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1962-10-22)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Me and My Shadow (on 1962-10-22)
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
additional writer:
Al Jolson
composer:
Dave Dreyer
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Larry Spier Inc.
Sammy Davis Jr. feat. Frank Sinatra3:07
21Teach Me Tonight
performer:
Count Basie (pianist)
cover recording of:
Teach Me Tonight
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Cahn Music Co., Hub Music Co., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Sammy Davis Jr. feat. Count Basie3:06
22April in Paris
performer:
Count Basie (pianist)
cover recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Sammy Davis Jr. feat. Count Basie2:46
23Night Song
cover recording of:
Night Song (from "Golden Boy")
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
librettist:
William Gibson (playwright) and Clifford Odets (US playwright)
part of:
Golden Boy (The Musical)
Sammy Davis Jr.4:06
24I Want to Be With You
additional lead vocals:
Paula Wayne
recording of:
I Want to Be With You (from "Golden Boy")
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
librettist:
William Gibson (playwright) and Clifford Odets (US playwright)
part of:
Golden Boy (The Musical)
Sammy Davis Jr. feat. Paula Wayne4:34
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ASIN:US: B00002MZ1W [info]