Winter World of Love

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"Winter World of Love"
Winter World of Love - Engelbert Humperdinck.jpg
Single by Engelbert Humperdinck
from the album Engelbert Humperdinck
B-side "Take My Heart"
Released 1969
Genre Traditional pop
Length3:20
Label Decca (UK)
Parrot (US)
Songwriter(s) Barry Mason & Les Reed
Producer(s) Peter Sullivan
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology
"I'm a Better Man (For Having Loved You)"
(1969)
"Winter World of Love"
(1969)
"My Marie"
(1970)

"Winter World of Love" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was released on his eponymous album and as a single in 1969. [1]

The song was an international hit and spent 13 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 7, [2] while reaching No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart, [3] and No. 4 in Flanders. [1] In Canada, the song reached No. 8 on the " RPM 100" [4] and No. 1 on RPM's adult contemporary chart. [5] In the United States, the song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 16, [6] while reaching No. 3 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. [7] [8] The song was a hit in other nations as well.

Chart performance

Chart (1969-1970)Peak
position
Australia78
Canada - RPM 1008
Canada - RPM Adult Contemporary1
Belgium (Flanders)4
Germany [1] 27
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 3
Netherlands (Veronica Top 40) [9] 12
Netherlands (Hilversum 3 Top 30) [10] 14
New Zealand ( Listener ) [11] 20
UK Singles Chart7
US Billboard Hot 10016
US Billboard Easy Listening3
US Cash Box Top 100 [12] 13
US Record World 100 Top Pops [13] 14
US Record World Top Non-Rock [14] 3
US Record World Juke Box Top 25 [15] 12
Belgium (Wallonia) [16] 28

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