Sammy Davis Jr. discography

The American jazz singer Sammy Davis Jr. recorded extensively throughout his career and most recordings remain in the catalogs as various reissues. The following is a selected list of albums in chronological order by date of release.

Albums

Decca Records

• 1955 Starring Sammy Davis Jr.
• 1955 Just for Lovers
• 1956 Mr. Wonderful
• 1956 Here's Lookin' at You
• 1957 Sammy Swings
• 1957 It's All Over but the Swingin'
• 1957 Boy Meets Girl (with Carmen McRae)
• 1958 Mood to Be Wooed
• 1958 All The Way... and Then Some!
• 1959 Sammy Davis, Jr. at Town Hall
• 1959 Porgy and Bess (with Carmen McRae)
• 1960 Sammy Awards
• 1960 I Gotta Right to Swing
• 1961 Mr. Entertainment
• 1963 Forget-Me-Nots for First Nighters

Reprise Records

• 1961 The Wham of Sam
• 1961 As Long as She Needs Me
• 1962 Sammy Davis Jr. Belts the Best of Broadway
• 1962 The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular
• 1962 What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers
• 1963 Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove (live)
• 1964 Sammy Davis Jr. Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium
• 1964 The Shelter of Your Arms
• 1964 Sammy Davis Jr. Sings Mel Tormé's "California Suite"
• 1964 Sammy Davis Jr. Sings the Big Ones for Young Lovers
• 1965 When the Feeling Hits You! (with Sam Butera and the Witnesses)
• 1965 If I Ruled the World
• 1965 The Nat King Cole Songbook
• 1965 Sammy's Back on Broadway
• 1966 The Sammy Davis Jr. Show
• 1966 The Sounds of '66 (live, with Buddy Rich)
• 1966 Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings and Laurindo Almeida Plays (with Laurindo Almeida)
• 1967 That's All! (live)
• 1967 Sammy Davis Jr. Sings the Complete "Dr. Dolittle"
• 1968 Sammy Davis Jr.
• 1968 Lonely Is the Name
• 1968 I've Gotta Be Me
• 1969 The Goin's Great
• 1970 Sammy Steps Out

Verve Records

• 1965 Our Shining Hour (with The Count Basie Orchestra)

Motown Records

• 1970 Something for Everyone
• 1984 Hello Detroit (Single)

MGM Records

• 1972 Sammy Davis Jr. Now
• 1972 Portrait of Sammy Davis Jr.
• 1974 That's Entertainment!

20th Century Records

• 1976 The Song and Dance Man
• 1977 Sings the Great TV-Tunes

RCA Victor

• 1977 '
• 1979 Hearin' is Believin'

Applause Records

• 1982 Closest of Friends

Guest appearances

With Lena Horne

• "I Wish I'd Met You" on The Men in My Life (1988, Three Cherries Records)

With various artists

• Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre (1963, Reprise)
• "The Great Come-and-Get It Day" - Finian's Rainbow
• "We Open in Venice", "Too Darn Hot" - Kiss Me Kate
• "There Is Nothing Like a Dame", "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" - South Pacific
• "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" - Guys and Dolls

Singles

References