Mood to Be Wooed

by Sammy Davis, Jr.

Overview

Sammy Davis, Jr. is so low-keyed in his performance on this album, it will come as a total shock to those who only know the singer for his searingly energetic '60s and early-'70s performances on record and stage. His intonation is more than good enough to carry the subdued, exquisitely lyrical approach to the repertory, which is built around Rodgers & Hart, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Jimmy Van Heusen, and so on. This is Sammy Davis, Jr. trying to compete with Nat King Cole and pretty well succeeding, with Mundell Lowe's solo electric guitar providing tastefully understated accompaniment. Later on, he would add excitement to the equation, but here the singing in a reflective, almost introspective manner is good enough to carry the entertainment load. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	04/01/2022
Label:	Sepia / Sepia Records
UPC:	5055122113720
Rank:	89267

Tracks

1. What Is There to Say
2. Why Shouldn't I?
3. Love Me
4. Bewitched
5. I Could Have Told You
6. For All We Know
7. Deep in a Dream
8. I Get Along Without You Very Well
9. Mam'selle
10. Try a Little Tenderness
11. This Love of Mine
12. I've Got a Crush on You
13. Who Needs Spring?
14. Why Do I Worry?
15. It's Bigger Than You and Me
16. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
17. Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar
18. Specially for Little Girls
19. Never Like This
20. Moment of Madness
21. Mad Ball
22. Cool Credo
23. I'm Comin' Home
24. Hallelujah I Lover Her So

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sammy Davis, Jr.   Primary Artist
Gary Crosby   Primary Artist
Mundell Lowe   Guitar

Technical Credits

Peter Cadby   Composer
Sol Parker   Composer
Ray Charles   Composer
George Fishman   Composer
Berl Rothfield   Composer
Henry Sanicola   Composer
Jimmy Campbell   Composer
Morris Charlap   Composer
Robert Wells   Composer
Bob Crewe   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
David Baker   Composer
Cy Coleman   Composer
Fred Karger   Composer
Edmund Goulding   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Hughie Prince   Composer
Richard Quine   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Reginald Connelly   Composer
Harry Woods   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Frank Slay   Composer
Frank Sinatra   Composer
Eleanore Sheehy   Composer
Carolyn Leigh   Composer
Mack Gordon   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Mark McIntyre   Composer
Samuel Lewis   Composer
Arthur Williams   Composer
David Craig   Composer
Victor Young   Composer