What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers explained

What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers
Type:studio
Artist:Sammy Davis Jr.
Cover:What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Showstoppers album.jpg
Length:37:43
Label:Reprise
Prev Title:The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular
Prev Year:1962
Next Title:Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove
Next Year:1963

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

Reception

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Book: Inc, Nielsen Business Media. Billboard. 1962-10-20. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.
  2. News: Billboard Top LP's. March 16, 1963. Billboard. February 16, 2018.
  3. Allmusic review