| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/atlantic/curb | | UPC: 00715187744424 | | Release Date: 5/6/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 60048218 | | Item#: MH4HS6 | Format: CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Candy Man, The ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  | | 2. That Old Black Magic ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  | | 3. Snap Your Fingers ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  | | 4. Song And Dance Man ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  | | 5. Singin' In The Rain ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  | | 6. Showtime ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  | | 7. Movin' On Up ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  | | 8. Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  | | 9. People Tree, The ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  | | 10. Those Were The Days ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  | | 11. I Can Do That ~ Sammy Davis Jr. |  |
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| | Album Notes and Credits | Notes & Personnel Info |  | The great performer Sammy Davis Jr. steps into an electric country and disco setting on these 11 selections--it's a startling change from the jazz combo/big band orchestrations he had performed with in previous years. These recordings are pure unadulterated pop songs. |  | You may recognize the themes from several popular television shows such as ALL IN THE FAMILY ("Those Were the Days") and THE JEFFERSONS ("Movin' on Up"), while "The Candy Man" is associated as much with Davis as it is with the film WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. He coasts along with these cheerful tunes alongside vocal, synthesizer, electric guitar, and violin arrangements courtesy of Mike Curb. The popular ballad "That Old Black Magic" is given a hyper-disco treatment that sets a contemporarily funky tone suiting Sammy Davis Jr. to a T. |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works |  | Basie, Count |  | Our Shining Hour ~ Basie, Count |  | Basie, Count |  | Martin, Dean |  | Martin, Dean |  | Martin, Dean |  | Martin, Dean |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Rat Pack: The Early Years ~ Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Rat Pack: Live In Chicago ~ Sinatra, Frank |  | Ratpack: From Vegas To St Louis ~ Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |  | Sinatra, Frank |
| | Technical Info |  | Release Date : 03/26/1991 |  | Original Release Date : 1991 |  | Catalog ID : 77444 |  | Label : Curb Records (USA) |  | Number of Discs : 1 |  | Studio/Live : Studio |  | Mono/Stereo : Stereo |  | SPAR Code : n/a |  | UPC : 00715187744424 |
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