Release Me - The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck (Engelbert Humperdinck album)

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Release Me - The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck is a compilation album by singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 2012.

Background

This is a "best of" collection with a new song, "Love Will Set You Free," which was the UK entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.

Production

  • Product Manager: Renata Chagrin
  • Photography by: Mitch Jenkins
  • Design by: Peacock

Packaging and title

The title comes from Engelbert's signature song, first number one hit, and opening track of this CD, "Release Me."

Release

Release Me - The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck was released in the UK and Europe by Decca on May 14, 2012.[1]

Release Me - The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck
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Compilation album by Engelbert Humperdinck
Released May 14, 2012
Recorded 1966 - 2012
Genre Adult contemporary, Easy listening, pop
Length 1:04:43
Label Decca
Engelbert Humperdinck chronology
Spanish Eyes: The Best of Engelbert
(2012)
Release Me - The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck
(2012)
Engelbert Calling
(2014)
Engelbert Humperdinck compilation chronology
Spanish Eyes: The Best of Engelbert
(2012)
Release Me - The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck
(2012)
Icon
(2015)

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Release Me" (from Release Me, 1967) Eddie Miller, James Pebworth, Robert Yount 3:21
2. "Love Will Set You Free" (UK Eurovision Entry 2012) Martin Terefe, Sacha Skarbek 2:58
3. "Quando Quando Quando" (from A Man Without Love, 1968) Tony Renis, Alberto Testa 3:19
4. "Spanish Eyes" (from A Man Without Love) Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder 3:15
5. "The Last Waltz" (from The Last Waltz, 1967) Les Reed, Barry Mason 3:02
6. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (from A Man Without Love) Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio 3:37
7. "A Man Without Love" (from A Man Without Love) Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Roberto Livraghi, Barry Mason 3:22
8. "There Goes My Everything" (non-album single, May 12, 1967 [2]) Dallas Frazier 2:57
9. "The Way It Used to Be" (from Engelbert, 1969) Francesco Cassano, Corrado Conti, Gianni Argenio, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway 3:12
10. "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" (from Engelbert) Les Reed, Barry Mason 3:13
11. "Have I Told You Lately" (from Christmas Eve, 1994) Van Morrison 4:03
12. "What Now My Love" (September 22, 1966 recording [3] released on Love Letters, 1978) Gilbert Bécaud, Carl Sigman 3:13
13. "Winter World of Love" (from Engelbert Humperdinck, 1969) Les Reed, Barry Mason 3:21
14. "It Had to Be You" (from Let There Be Love, 2005) Isham Jones, Gus Kahn 3:51
15. "She" (from I Want to Wake Up with You, 2001) Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer 3:43
16. "Love Letters" (from Engelbert Humperdinck) Edward Heyman, Victor Young 2:21
17. "Ten Guitars" (from Release Me) Gordon Mills 2:38
18. "Am I That Easy to Forget" (non-album single, January 5, 1968 [4]) Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson 3:09
19. "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" (from Release Me) Les Reed, Geoff Stephens 3:02
20. "My Cherie Amour" (from We Made It Happen, 1970) Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby 3:06

Charts

Peak positions

Country Position Entry date
UK Official Charts [5] 21 May 26, 2012
Official New Zealand Music Chart [6] 3 June 25, 2012

References

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