| Here's Lookin' at You | ||||
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 1956 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 36:06 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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Here's Lookin' at You is the third studio album by Sammy Davis, Jr., released in 1956. [1]
| Here's Lookin' at You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 1956 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 36:06 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Sammy Davis, Jr. chronology | ||||
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Here's Lookin' at You is the third studio album by Sammy Davis, Jr., released in 1956. [1]
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album three stars, stating that "most of the 12 songs on the album are second-drawer material at best, and Davis, performing before a horn-filled swing band, turns in professional, but not characteristic performances." [1]
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