His Greatest Hits (Engelbert Humperdinck album)

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His Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Released1974
Label Decca
Engelbert Humperdinck chronology
My Love
(1973)
His Greatest Hits
(1974)
After the Lovin'
(1976)

His Greatest Hits is a compilation album by British singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1974 on Decca Records (on Parrot Records in the United States and Canada).

Contents

The album spent 34 weeks on the UK official albums chart, peaking for three consecutive weeks at number one. [1]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Release Me"Williams, Miller, Harris, Yount3:17
2."Quando Quando Quando"Testa, Boone, Renis3:16
3."Les Bicyclettes de Belsize"Mason, Reed3:10
4."Spanish Eyes"Kaempfert, Singleton, Snyder3:14
5."Am I That Easy to Forget"Belew, Stevenson3:05
6."There Goes My Everything"Frazier2:52
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Man Without Love"Mason, Pace, Panzeri, Livraghi3:17
2."Another Time, Another Place"Seago, Leander2:59
3."Love Me with All Your Heart"Martinoli, Rigual, Vaughn3:17
4."The Way It Used to Be"Conti, Cassano, Argenio, Cook, Greenaway3:07
5."Winter World of Love"Mason, Reed3:18
6."The Last Waltz"Mason, Reed2:57

Charts

Chart (1974–1975)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [2] 1
US Billboard 200 [3] 103

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References

  1. {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17134/engelbert-humperdinck/%7Ctitle=Engelbert Humperdinck songs and albums {{|}} full Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2024-12-31}}
  2. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. "Engelbert Humperdinck Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 December 2024.