What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers

What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers
Studio album by
Sammy Davis Jr.
ReleasedOctober 1962 (1962-10)
Genre
Length37:43
LabelReprise
Sammy Davis Jr. chronology
The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular
(1962) 		What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers
(1962) 		Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove
(1963)
Singles from What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers
  1. "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
    Released: August 19, 1962
  2. "Someone Nice Like You"
    Released: May 18, 1962

What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers is a 1962 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Riding off the success of the title single which was at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 after 8 weeks on the chart, the album entered the Billboard Top LPs chart at No. 82 in the end of October 1962.[3] It peaked at No. 14, staying on the chart for 22 weeks, the last of which was the week Davis' 1963 live album Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove entered the Top LPs chart.[4]

Lindsay Planer on AllMusic praised the album for "accentuating [Davis'] undeniable talent and presence," and noted that it was one of the most well-received albums he released during the 1960s.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)MusicalLength
1."What Kind of Fool Am I?"Newley, Bricussefrom Stop the World - I Want to Get Off3:24
2."Once in a Lifetime"Newley, Bricussefrom Stop the World - I Want to Get Off2:11
3."A Lot of Livin' to Do"Charles Strouse, Lee Adamsfrom Bye Bye Birdie2:47
4."Begin the Beguine"Cole Porterfrom Jubilee4:32
5."Can't We Be Friends?"Kay Smith, Paul Jamesfrom The Little Show3:00
6."Something's Coming"Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheimfrom West Side Story2:51
7."Gonna Build a Mountain"Newley, Bricussefrom Stop the World - I Want to Get Off2:25
8."Someone Nice Like You"Newley, Bricussefrom Stop the World - I Want to Get Off2:26
9."Too Close for Comfort"Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcenerfrom Mr. Wonderful3:03
10."My Romance"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hartfrom Jumbo3:34
11."Thou Swell"Rodgers, Hartfrom A Connecticut Yankee3:04
12."Lost in the Stars"Kurt Weill, Maxwell Andersonfrom Lost in the Stars4:26

Personnel

  • Sammy Davis Jr. – vocals
  • Marty Paich – arranger, conductor

References

  1. ^ What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers at AllMusic
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1962-10-20). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Billboard Top LP's". Billboard. March 16, 1963. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Allmusic review