The Singles Collection 1949-62

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1I Don’t Care Who Knows
2:43
2The Way You Look Tonight
3:14
3Yours Is My Heart Alone
cover recording of:
Yours Is My Heart Alone (from “The Land of Smiles”, Harry B. Smith translation, 1940)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
translator:
Harry B. Smith
publisher:
Glocken Verlag Ltd.
translated version of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
part of:
The Land of Smiles
2:31
4Wagon Wheels
cover recording of:
Wagon Wheels
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio) and Billy Hill (US songwriter)
2:17
5Laura
cover recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
2:33
6I'm Sorry Dear
2:46
7Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
42:39
8I Ain’t Got Nobody (and Nobody Cares for Me)
2:23
9You Are My Lucky Star
recording of:
You Are My Lucky Star (from 1935’s “Broadway Melody of 1936” and 1952’s “Singin’ in the Rain”)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed (until 1935-08-25)
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) (until 1935-08-25)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
2:36
10Can’t You See I’ve Got the Blues
2:47
11Bebop the Beguine
2:47
12Azure
cover recording of:
Azure
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
2:23
13Smile, Darn Ya, Smile
cover recording of:
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile
lyricist:
Jack Meskill (songwriter) and Charles O'Flynn
composer:
Max Rich
2:35
14Hey There
vocals:
Sammy Davis Jr.
cover recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
2:47
15And This Is My Beloved
cover recording of:
And This Is My Beloved (from the musical “Kismet”)
additional composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
composer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
St. Lawrence Music, Inc.
is based on:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno. Andante
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
2:47
16Because of You - Part 1
vocals:
Sammy Davis Jr. (in 1954)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (in 1954)
cover recording of:
Because of You
writer:
Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson
publisher:
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc
2:43
17Glad to Be Unhappy
cover recording of:
Glad to Be Unhappy
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
On Your Toes
2:55
18The Red Grapes
2:49
19Love (Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere)
cover recording of:
Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere
lyricist:
Elsie Janis
composer:
Edmund Goulding
2:10
20The Birth of the Blues
recording of:
Birth of the Blues
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
3:18
21Six Bridges to Cross
recording of:
Six Bridges to Cross
writer:
Jeff Chandler and Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
3:02
22All of You
recording of:
All of You (Silk Stockings musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
part of:
Silk Stockings (1957 musical film)
2:43
23Love Me or Leave Me
cover recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
2:57
24Something's Gotta Give
recording of:
Something’s Gotta Give (from “Daddy Long Legs”)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:06
25A Man With a Dream
recording of:
A Man With a Dream (Seventh Heaven)
lyricist:
Stella Unger (in 1955)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1955)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. (in 1955)
2:54
26That Old Black Magic
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:33
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