Chart Position: 1
- Adapted from the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- #5 bestseller for 1972
- Written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse
- This is Sammy Davis Jr’s only #1 hit single
- Backing vocals: Mike Curb Congregation
- Produced by Mike Curb, Don Costa and Jimmy Bowen
- Recorded in Los Angeles CA
- Originally recorded by Anthony Newley (1970)
- Also recorded by Mike Curb Congregation (1971) and Ferrante and Teicher (1972)
The Year in Music 1963 - 1988 