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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 38:28 | |||
| Label | Decca (UK) Parrot (US) | |||
| Producer | Peter Sullivan | |||
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Engelbert Humperdinck is an album released in 1969 by Engelbert Humperdinck. It spent many weeks on the Billboard Top LPs chart in 1970. It contained the hits "I'm a Better Man" and "Winter World of Love".
After seven weeks on the Billboard albums chart, the album peaked at No. 5 on February 14, 1970. [2]
| No | Title | Composer |
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| A1 | "I'm a Better Man" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David |
| A2 | "Gentle on My Mind" | John Hartford |
| A3 | "Love Letters" | Edward Heyman, Victor Young |
| A4 | "A Time For Us" (Love Theme from Romeo And Juliet) | Nino Rota, Eddie Snyder, Larry Kusik |
| A5 | "Didn't We" | Jimmy Webb |
| A6 | "I Wish You Love" | Albert Beach, Charles Trenet |
| B1 | "Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In" | Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado |
| B2 | "All You've Gotta Do Is Ask" | Gualtiero Malgoni, Jack Fishman, Mogol |
| B3 | "The Signs Of Love" | Bert Kaempfert, Gordon Mills, Herbert Rehbein |
| B4 | "Café" (Cosa Hai Messo Nel Caffe) | Giancarlo Bigazzi, Riccardo del Turco |
| B5 | "Let's Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (Un Nuovo Mondo) | Daniele Pace, Lorenzo Pilat, Mario Panzeri |
| B6 | "Winter World of Love" | Barry Mason, Les Reed |
Arnold George Dorsey, known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer described by AllMusic as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around". He achieved international prominence in 1967 with his recording of "Release Me".
"After the Lovin'" is a single performed by Engelbert Humperdinck, produced by Joel Diamond and Charlie Calello, and composed by Ritchie Adams with lyrics by Alan Bernstein. The single was a U.S. top-ten hit in late 1976/early 1977, reaching number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Cash Box Top 100. It became a RIAA gold record. It is ranked as the 61st biggest U.S. hit of 1977. The song also reached number 40 on the country singles chart and spent two weeks atop the easy listening chart. It was Humperdinck's final Top 40 Billboard hit.
"The Last Waltz" is a ballad, written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. It was one of Engelbert Humperdinck's biggest hits, spending five weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, from September 1967 to October 1967, and has since sold over 1.17 million copies in the United Kingdom.
"Release Me" is a popular song written by Eddie Miller and Robert Yount in 1949. Four years later it was recorded by Jimmy Heap & the Melody Masters, and with even better success by Patti Page (1954), Ray Price (1954), and Kitty Wells (1954). Jivin' Gene [Bourgeois] & the Jokers recorded the tune in 1960, and that version served as an inspiration for Little Esther Phillips, who reached number one on the R&B chart and number eight on the pop chart with her big-selling cover. The Everly Brothers followed in 1963, along with Lucille Starr including a translation in French (1964), Jerry Wallace (1966), Dean Martin (1967), and Engelbert Humperdinck (1967), whose version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.
"There Goes My Everything" is a popular song written by Dallas Frazier and published in 1965. "There Goes My Everything" is now considered a country music standard, covered by many artists.
"Am I That Easy to Forget" is a popular song written by country music singer Carl Belew and W.S. Stevenson and published in 1958. Belew recorded his song in Nashville on December 17, 1958, and released the single in March 1959, when it reached number nine on the U.S. country music chart. Other country music artists who have recorded cover versions of the song include Skeeter Davis, Ernest Tubb (1960), Jerry Wallace (1962), Gene Vincent (1966), George Jones (1967), Patti Page (1968), Ann-Margret & Lee Hazlewood (1969), Jim Reeves and Prairie Oyster (1991).
"Moon Over Naples" is a 1965 instrumental composed and recorded by German bandleader Bert Kaempfert. The instrumental version reached No. 6 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. It won a BMI Award in 1968.
This is the discography of the British singer Engelbert Humperdinck who made his professional debut in 1967.
"Too Beautiful to Last" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was the theme from the 1971 historical biopic Nicholas and Alexandra.
"Winter World of Love" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was released on his eponymous album and as a single in 1969.
"Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" is a song written and composed by Les Reed and Barry Mason. Used as the theme song of the 1968 eponymous musical film, it was mimed by Anthony May in the movie and sung by Johnny Worth. As a 7" 45rpm single, it was a big hit that year, in parallel English and French versions, for Engelbert Humperdinck and Mireille Mathieu, respectively. The French version premiered on Mathieu's 1968 Columbia album Les Bicyclettes de Belsize; the English version premiered as a single in 1968, and was then included on Humperdinck's 1969 album Engelbert.
"The Way It Used to Be" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was released on the album Engelbert and as a single in 1969. It is an English language adaptation of the Italian language song "Melodia", which was originally released by Isabella Iannetti in 1968.
"Marry Me" is a song written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. It was first recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck and was a country hit for Ron Lowry in 1970.
Release Me is a studio album by British singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1967 on Decca Records.
The Last Waltz is a studio album by British singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1967 on Decca Records.
A Man Without Love is a studio album by British singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1968 on Decca Records.
Engelbert is a studio album by British singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1969 on Decca Records.
We Made It Happen is a studio album by British singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1970 on Decca Records.
Another Time, Another Place is a studio album by British singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1971 on Decca Records.
His Greatest Hits is a compilation album by British singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1974 on Decca Records.
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