Sammy Davis Jr. Now

Sammy Davis Jr. Now
Studio album by Sammy Davis, Jr.
Released	1972
Genre	Jazz, soul
Label	MGM Records
Producer	Mike Curb, Don Costa, Jimmy Bowen, Perry Botkin, Jr., Michael Viner, Isaac Hayes
Sammy Davis, Jr. chronology
Something for Everyone (1970) Sammy Davis, Jr. Now (1972) That's Entertainment! (1974)

Sammy Davis, Jr. Now is a 1972 (see 1972 in music) album by Sammy Davis, Jr.. The album features the number one hit "The Candy Man", a Grammy award winner. The rest of the album is made up of standards, big ballads and soul tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Eugene Chadbourne of Allmusic rated Sammy Davis Jr. Now one-and-a-half out of five stars. He stated that "there are tracks enough on this album that are painful to sit through", but also said that "The Candy Man" "surely will retain its historical value simply for being about the closest music has ever come to being pure excrement." He concluded his review by stating that "it is big enough for the artist himself to hide behind".^[1]

Track listing

1. "The Candy Man" – 3:10 (covered from the film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
2. "This is My Life" – 3:23
3. "I am Over 25 - But You Can Trust Me" – 3:24
4. "Have a Little Talk with Myself" – 3:26
5. "Willoughby Grove" – 3:58
6. "Take My Hand" – 4:20
7. "I'll Begin Again" – 2:35 (from the film Scrooge)
8. "I Want to Be Happy" – 2:45
9. "MacArthur Park" – 7:30
10. "Time to Ride" – 2:28
11. "John Shaft" – 3:49

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