Here's Lookin' At You (album)
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''Here's Lookin' at You'' is the third studio album by
Sammy Davis, Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...
, released in 1956.


Reception

The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album three stars, stating that "most of the 12 songs on the album are second-drawer material at best, and Davis, performing before a horn-filled swing band, turns in professional, but not characteristic performances."


Track listing

# "It Started All Over Again" ( Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer) – 2:46 # "She Always Knows" (
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, Lenny Adelson) – 2:31 # "Love" ( Edmund Goulding,
Elsie Janis Elsie Janis (born Elsie Bierbower, March 16, 1889 – February 26, 1956) was an American actress of stage and screen, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and radio announcer. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "Forces ...
) – 2:10 # " A Foggy Day" (
Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 2 ...
, George Gershwin) – 3:47 # "The Clown" ( Paul Frees, Ruby Raksin) – 3:19 # " Just One of Those Things" (
Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...
) – 2:52 # "Don't Let Her Go" (Aaron Schroeder, Abner Silver) – 2:58 # "Give a Fool a Chance" (Jerry Stevens) – 3:04 # "
In a Persian Market ''In a Persian Market'' is a piece of Light music, light classical music for orchestra with optional chorus by Albert Ketèlbey who composed it in 1920. Subtitled ''Intermezzo Scene'', it was published by Bosworth in 1921. It evokes exotic images ...
" ( Albert W. Ketelbey, Mack David) – 2:30 # " The Nearness Of You" ( Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 3:40 # "The World Is Mine (Tonight)" (
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,
Holt Marvell Albert Eric Maschwitz OBE (10 June 1901 – 27 October 1969), sometimes credited as Holt Marvell, was an English entertainer, writer, editor, broadcaster and broadcasting executive. Life and work Born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, and desc ...
) – 3:13 # "The Blues to End the Blues" (
Mace Neufeld Mace Alvin Neufeld (July 13, 1928 – January 21, 2022) was an American film and television producer. Life and career Neufeld was born July 13, 1928, in New York City, New York (state), New York, the son of Margaret Ruth (married and maiden name ...
, Robert Allen, Robert Arthur) – 3:16


Personnel

*
Sammy Davis, Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...
– vocals * Sy Oliver – arranger, conductor * Morty Stevens


References

{{Authority control Decca Records albums Sammy Davis Jr. albums 1956 albums Albums arranged by Sy Oliver Albums conducted by Sy Oliver