Sammy Davis Jr. Now


Sammy Davis Jr. Now is a 1972 album by Sammy [Davis Jr.] The album features the number one hit "The [Candy Man]", a Grammy-nominated song. The rest of the album is made up of standards, big ballads and soul tracks.

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's & Tape chart in the issue dated April 29, 1972, peaking at No. 11 during a twenty-six-week run on the chart.

Reception

of AllMusic rated Sammy Davis Jr. Now one-and-a-half out of five stars. He stated that "there are tracks enough on this album that are painful to sit through", but also said that "The Candy Man" "surely will retain its historical value simply for being about the closest music has ever come to being pure excrement." He concluded his review by stating that "it is big enough for the artist himself to hide behind".

Track listing

  1. "The Candy Man" – 3:10
  2. "This is My Life" – 3:23
  3. "I am Over 25 - But You Can Trust Me" – 3:24
  4. "Have a Little Talk with Myself" – 3:26
  5. "Willoughby Grove" – 3:58
  6. "Take My Hand" – 4:20
  7. "I'll Begin Again" – 2:35
  8. "I [Want to Be Happy]" – 2:45
  9. "MacArthur Park" – 7:30
  10. "Time to Ride" – 2:28
  11. "John Shaft" – 3:49