The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular


The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular is a 1962 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr. arranged by Morty Stevens. The first half of the album features Davis' impersonations of popular entertainers and celebrities.

Reception

Lindsay Planer of AllMusic commented that Davis had been recorded "like never before", both as a dynamic vocalist and as an actor of equally impressive proficiency. Planer described the All-Star Spectacular as a unique album, capitalising on Davis' sizable talents as a "seminal master of melody and allowing for a peek into his infectious sense of humor".

Track listing

  1. "That Lucky Old Sun" - 3:58 - In the style of Ray Charles and Frankie Laine
  2. "Be My Love" - 3:28 - In the style of Mario Lanza and Louis Armstrong
  3. "Lulu's Back In Town" - 2:57 - In the style of Mel Tormé and Jerry Lewis
  4. "Stranger in Paradise" - 2:40 - With impersonations of Tony Bennett and Billy Eckstine
  5. "Ballerina" - 2:57 - In the style of Huckleberry Hound, Kingfish from Amos 'n' Andy and Nat King Cole NOTE: The rereleased version currently on Spotify is over :30 shorter and omits all impersonations.
  6. "Sonny Boy" - 3:34 - With impersonations of Al Jolson, James Cagney, Bela Lugosi, Jimmy Stewart, Dean Martin, Edward G. Robinson, Boris Karloff
  7. "I Married an Angel" - 2:02
  8. "Falling in Love Again" - 3:28
  9. "You Can't Love' Em All" - 3:10
  10. "If You Are But a Dream" - 2:34
  11. "'Deed I Do" - 2:14
  12. "Without a Song" - 3:39

Personnel