Jim Davidson – You Won't Be Blue Will You?

Jim Davidson – You Won’t Be Blue Will You?

You Won’t Be Blue Will You? captures comedian Jim Davidson at a time when UK stand-up comedy was closely tied to live variety entertainment, television exposure, and novelty recordings. Known for his high-energy stage persona and rapid-fire delivery, Davidson’s recordings from this period blend observational humour, character comedy, impressions, and musical parody into a fast-moving entertainment format designed for a live audience experience at home.

The album reflects the variety-show tradition, moving between comedic sketches, audience-style routines, and humorous reinterpretations of well-known songs. Tracks such as Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, The Snooker Game, and At The Airport showcase Davidson’s sketch-based humour, while musical parodies like My Way, Pinball Wizard, and Blueberry Hill demonstrate his approach to reworking familiar material for comedic effect.

Elsewhere, routines such as Gertcha, Chalky, and Nick Nick draw on character comedy and observational storytelling, reflecting the working-class club circuit style that helped shape his early career. The inclusion of repeated motifs such as Let The Sun Shine In highlights the playful, improvisational feel typical of live comedy recordings of the era.

A product of its time within British entertainment history, You Won’t Be Blue Will You? is best understood as a snapshot of late-20th-century variety comedy, appealing to collectors of spoken word, novelty records, and classic UK comedy albums.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
2. Once In A Lifetime
3. The Snooker Game
4. Tonsilitis
5. At The Airport
6. Gone With The Wind
7. Gertcha

Side B

1. London
2. Chalky
3. Nick Nick
4. My Way
5. Kung Fu
6. Let The Sun Shine In
7. Pinball Wizard
8. Blueberry Hill
9. Let The Sun Shine In