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".

Track listing

1. "The Candy Man
   The Candy Man
   "The Candy Man" is a song from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. It was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the film and does not appear in the original book or the 2005 film adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
   
   " – 3:10 (from the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
   Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
   Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 musical film adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of Charlie Bucket as he receives a golden ticket and visits Willy...
   
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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
   MacArthur Park (song)
   "MacArthur Park" is a song by Jimmy Webb, originally composed as part of an intended cantata. The song was initially rejected by The Association. Richard Harris was the first to record it, in 1968; the song was subsequently covered by numerous artists. Among the best-known covers are Donna Summer's...
   
   " – 7:30
10. "Time to Ride" – 2:28
11. "John Shaft
    Theme from Shaft
    "Theme from Shaft", written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, Shaft...
    
    " – 3:49