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Starring Sammy Davis Jr.

Starring Sammy Davis Jr. is the debut studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., recorded in 1954.

Reception
The AllMusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album three and a half stars and said that the final track "The Birth of the Blues", "succeeded in giving the listener a sense of what Davis was like in live performance". ==Track listing==
Track listing
• "The Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret) - 2:10 • "Hey There" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) - 2:48 • "And This Is My Beloved" (Robert C. Wright, George Forrest) - 2:52 • "September Song" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) - 2:51 • "Because of You" (Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson) - 5:28 • "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 2:24 • "Glad to Be Unhappy" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:05 • "Stan' Up an' Fight" (Georges Bizet, Hammerstein) - 4:09 • "My Funny Valentine" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:07 • "Spoken For" (Mickey Rooney) - 2:56 • "The Birth of the Blues" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 5:14 ==Personnel==
Personnel
Sammy Davis Jr.–- vocals • Orchestras directed by Morty Stevens and Sy Oliver ==References==
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