I've Gotta Be Me (Sammy Davis Jr. album)

I've Gotta Be Me
Studio album by Sammy Davis Jr.
Released	October 1968
Genre	Traditional pop, vocal jazz
Length	42:42
Label	Reprise
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
Sammy Davis Jr. chronology
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Singles from I've Gotta Be Me
"I've Gotta Be Me" Released: October 26, 1968

I've Gotta Be Me is a 1968 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr. The album includes covers of three songs from the musical Sweet Charity . ^[1]

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated January 11, 1969, peaking at No. 24 during a twenty-five-week run on the chart. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "I've Gotta Be Me" (Walter Marks) – 2:58
2. "My Personal Property" (Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields) – 2:26
3. "I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Mertz) – 2:30
4. "Here I'll Stay" (Alan Jay Lerner, Kurt Weill) – 3:10
5. "I'm a Brass Band" (Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields) – 1:35
6. "If My Friends Could See Me Now" (Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields) – 2:42
7. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) – 2:26
8. "Somebody" (Sid Wayne, Ben Weisman) – 2:26
9. "She Believes in Me" (Baker Knight) – 2:55
10. "Sweet November" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:39

Personnel

• Sammy Davis Jr. – vocals
• Richard Wess – arranger

References

1. I've Gotta Be Me at AllMusic
2. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 42. Retrieved November 2, 2025.