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I Gotta Right to Swing
Studio album by
Sammy Davis Jr.
Released1960
RecordedAugust 15, 1955
Genre
Length37:02
LabelDecca DL 78981[2]
Sammy Davis Jr. chronology
Sammy Awards
(1960) 		I Gotta Right to Swing
(1960) 		The Wham of Sam
(1961)

I Gotta Right to Swing is a 1960 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., accompanied by an uncredited Count Basie Orchestra, minus Count Basie himself.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Nick Dedina awarded the album four stars and said that the album "is an invigorating mix of up-tempo swing and hard-hitting rhythm & blues...a must-have for fans of classic pop and vocal jazz".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:23
  2. "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:04
  3. "Get On the Right Track Baby" (Titus Turner, Ray Charles) - 2:46
  4. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:19
  5. "I Got a Woman" (Charles, Renald Richard) - 4:30
  6. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 2:37
  7. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 3:51
  8. "This Little Girl of Mine" (Charles) - 2:01
  9. "Till Then" (Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Guy Wood) - 3:23
  10. "Face to Face" (Bob Ralske, Ben Weisman) - 3:06
  11. "Mess Around" (Ahmet Ertegün) - 2:49

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Harcourt, Nic (2005). "The Rat Pack". Music Lust. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. pp. 176–177. ISBN 1570614377.
  2. ^ "I Gotta Right to Swing at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Dedina, Nick. "I Gotta Right to Swing". Allmusic. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  4. ^ Barnes, Ken (1998). It's All Over but the Swingin' & I Gotta Right to Swing (album liner notes). Universal Records.
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