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.

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

 * 1971 Something for Everyone
 * 1984 Hello Detroit

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

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