Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Smile, Darn Ya, Smile - (with Dave Cavanaugh's Music)
2. Gypsy in My Soul, The
3. Hey There
4. Birth of the Blues, The
5. Easy to Love
6. My Funny Valentine
7. That Old Black Magic
8. Love Me or Leave Me
9. Something's Gotta Give
10. Too Close For Comfort
11. There's a Small Hotel - (with Carmen McRae)
12. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
13. But Not For Me
14. Bewitched - (with Mundell Lowe)
15. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
16. There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
17. Soliloquy
18. Change Partners
19. Lady Is a Tramp, The
20. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
21. Get on the Right Track, Baby
DISC 2:
1. Lot of Livin' to Do, A
2. Begin the Beguine
3. My Romance
4. Falling in Love With Love
5. Soon
6. Thou Swell
7. Let There Be Love
8. Guys and Dolls
9. Bye Bye Blackbird
10. Blame It on My Youth
11. Here's That Rainy Day - (with Laurindo Almeida)
12. Lush Life
13. Stranger in Town, A
14. What Kind of Fool Am I
15. Once in a Lifetime
16. Someone Nice Like You
17. As Long as She Needs Me
18. I Married an Angel
19. Falling in Love Again
20. Me and My Shadow - (with Frank Sinatra)
21. Teach Me Tonight - (with Count Basie)
22. April in Paris - (with Count Basie)
23. Night Song
24. I Want to Be With You - (with Paula Wayne)
DISC 3:
1. I've Gotta Be Me
2. Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me)
3. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - (with Laurindo Almeida)
4. This Was My Love
5. If I Ruled the World
6. Shelter of Your Arms, The
7. Yes I Can
8. Gonna Build a Mountain
9. Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat
10. Deed I Do
11. Walkin' My Baby Back Home
12. Party's Over, The
13. Unforgettable
14. People
15. Here I'll Stay
16. I Think I Like You
17. At the Crossroads
18. I'll Begin Again
19. Candy Man, The - (with The Mike Curb Congregation)
20. Mr. Bojangles
21. Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (Baretta's Theme)
22. I'm Not Anyone
23. Life Is a Woman
24. Lover, Come Back to Me
DISC 4: LIVE:
1. Something's Gotta Give
2. And This Is My Beloved
3. Hey There
4. It's All Right With Me
5. Ethel, Baby
6. Too Close For Comfort
7. Once in a Lifetime - (with The Dick Stabile Orchestra)
8. What Kind of Fool Am I? - (with The Dick Stabile Orchestra)
9. West Side Story Medley: Jet Song / Something's Coming / Cool / Tonight / America / Gee, Officer Krupke! / Maria
10. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody - (with The Dick Stabile Orchestra)
11. Come Back to Me - (with Buddy Rich Orchestra)
12. Birth of the Blues - (with Buddy Rich Orchestra)
13. Once in Love With Amy - (with Buddy Rich Orchestra)
14. If It's the Last Thing I Do - (with Buddy Rich Orchestra)
15. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - (with Buddy Rich Orchestra)
16. With a Song in My Heart - (with The Antonio Morelli Orchestra)
17. As Long as She Needs Me - (with The Antonio Morelli Orchestra)
18. Bye Bye Blackbird - (with The Antonio Morelli Orchestra)
19. Where or When - (with The Antonio Morelli Orchestra)
20. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You - (with The Antonio Morelli Orchestra)
21. Without a Song - (with The Antonio Morelli Orchestra)
22. I've Gotta Be Me
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Buddy Rich, Carmen McRae, Claus Ogerman, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Laurindo Almeida, Mundell Lowe, Quincy Jones | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Mixed | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Sammy Davis Jr., Carmen McRae, Frank Sinatra (vocals); Sy Oliver, Morty Stevens, Jack Pleis, Buddy Bregman, Marty Paich, George Rhodes, Billy May, Quincy Jones, Elliot Lawrence, Perry Botkin Jr., Morris Stoloff, Claus Ogerman, Ian Fraser, Ernie Freeman (conductor); Mundell Lowe (guitar); Laurindo Almeida, Count Basie, Paula Wayne, The Dick Stabile Orchestra, The Buddy Rich Orchestra, The Antonio Morelli Orchestra.
Producers include: Dave Dexter Jr., Jimmy Bowen, Sonny Burke, Dick Jones, Lee Cooley.
Compilation producer: Gregg Geller.
Includes a 98 page book with liner notes by Gerald Early, Will Friedwald, Gregory Hines, Berry Gordy and Tina Sinatra.
Digitally remastered by Lee Herschberg.
YES I CAN was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes.
Editorial Reviews
...Many of his talents are displayed on this 91-track selection, culled from the vaults of 7 labels....there's more Sam than ham and in toto, YES I CAN proves a fitting tribute.
Mojo (02/01/2000)
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