An Introduction to Engelbert Humperdinck (Engelbert Humperdinck album)

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An Introduction to Engelbert Humperdinck is a compilation album by singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 2006.

Background

This was a 16 song subset of the 1985 double album A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening.

Production

  • Liner Notes: Bill Dahl

Packaging and title

The title is somewhat misleading, considering that the contents of the CD are not songs Engelbert is known for, but pop standards which have been recorded by many artists.[1] The cover photo comes from 1969's Engelbert album.

Release

An Introduction to Engelbert Humperdinck was released by Fuel Records on April 18, 2006.[2]

An Introduction to Engelbert Humperdinck
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Compilation album by Engelbert Humperdinck
Released April 18, 2006
Recorded 1985
Genre Easy listening, pop standards
Length 56:33
Label Fuel
Engelbert Humperdinck chronology
The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck: The Millenium Collection
(2005)		 An Introduction to Engelbert Humperdinck
(2006)		 Totally Amazing
(2006)
Engelbert Humperdinck compilation chronology
The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck: The Millenium Collection
(2005)		 An Introduction to Engelbert Humperdinck
(2006)		 Greatest Hits and More
(2007)

Track listing

  1. "In the Still of the Night" (Cole Porter) 3:03
  2. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (George Bassman, Ned Washington) 2:36
  3. "You'll Never Know" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) 2:47
  4. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) 2:33
  5. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 2:48
  6. "You Belong to My Heart" (Ray Gilbert) 2:50
  7. "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) 3:31
  8. "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin) 4:16
  9. "Red Sails in the Sunset" (Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams) 2:56
  10. "Far Away Places (Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer) 3:28
  11. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) 2:51
  12. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) 3:44
  13. "They Say It's Wonderful" (Irving Berlin) 3:22
  14. "Harbor Lights" (Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams) 2:32
  15. "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) 2:54
  16. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) 3:19

Charts

An Introduction to Engelbert Humperdinck did not chart.[3]

References

  1. ↑ engelbert.com - An Introduction to Engelbert Humperdinck review by J. Scott McClintock
  2. ↑ AllMusic - An Introduction to Engelbert Humperdinck overview
  3. ↑ tsort.info - Engelbert Humperdinck album runs
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