Album · 1962
What Kind of Fool Am I: And Other Show‐Stoppers
- Released
- 1962
- Label
- Reprise Records
- Catalogue no.
- R-6051
- Tracklist
- 12 tracks
- Length
- 37:49
- Country
- US
“What Kind of Fool Am I: And Other Show‐Stoppers” is an album by Sammy Davis Jr., released in 1962 on Reprise Records. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 37:49. Jazz standards on the record include “Begin The Beguine”, “Can't We Be Friends”, “My Romance” and “Thou Swell”. The line-up features Marty Paich (arranger, conductor).
Who played on What Kind of Fool Am I: And Other Show‐Stoppers
- Marty Paich arranger, conductor all tracks
Tracklist
- A1 What Kind of Fool Am I — Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley 3:24
- A2 Once in a Lifetime — Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley 2:12
- A3 A Lot of Living to Do — Charles Strouse 2:47
- A4 Begin the Beguine standard — Cole Porter 4:32
- A5 Can’t We Be Friends standard — Kay Swift 3:00
- A6 Something’s Coming — Leonard Bernstein 2:52
- B1 Gonna Build a Mountain — Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley 2:25
- B2 Someone Nice Like You 2:27
- B3 Too Close for Comfort standard 3:03
- B4 My Romance standard — Richard Rodgers 3:34
- B5 Thou Swell standard — Richard Rodgers 3:05
- B6 Lost in the Stars — Kurt Weill 4:27
More albums by Sammy Davis Jr.
All the Things You Are
Starring Sammy Davis Jr.
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Boy Meets Girl
1957 · Decca Records
Sammy Jumps With Joya
1957 · Design Records
Sammy Swings
1957 · Decca Records
Mood To Be Wooed
1958 · Decca Records
It’s All Over but the Swingin’
1958 · Decca Records
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Decca Records
I Gotta Right to Swing
1960 · Decca Records
As Long as She Needs Me
1961 · Reprise Records
The Wham of Sam
1961 · Reprise Records
Of Love and Desire
1963 · Stateside
Frequently asked questions
Who played on What Kind of Fool Am I: And Other Show‐Stoppers?
The line-up of What Kind of Fool Am I: And Other Show‐Stoppers includes Marty Paich (arranger, conductor).
Which label released What Kind of Fool Am I: And Other Show‐Stoppers?
What Kind of Fool Am I: And Other Show‐Stoppers was released in 1962 on Reprise Records (R-6051).
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