His Greatest Hits (Engelbert Humperdinck album)

His Greatest Hits is a 1974 compilation album by singer Engelbert Humperdinck.

Background

With Engelbert's recording contract coming to an end in 1974, Decca Records compiled a greatest hits album. These are the recordings that made him a star.

Production

• Executive Producer: Gordon Mills
• Music Director: Charles Blackwell (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9)
• Music Director: Johnny Harris (tracks 2, 6)
• Music Director: Les Reed (tracks 3, 5, 11-12)
• Music Director: Laurie Holloway (track 8)
• Music Director: Mike Vickers (track 10)

Release

Decca (UK) released the album on November 29, 1974. In the US, Parrot Records released a ten-track version in December 1974, omitting "Another Time, Another Place" and "Love Me With All Your Heart."
The US version of His Greatest Hits was re-issued on compact disc on August 4, 1998 by Deram and Polydor.

His Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Engelbert Humperdinck
Released	November 29, 1974
Recorded	1966 - 1971
Genre	Easy listening, pop
Length	37:49 (UK), 31:43 (US)
Label	Decca (UK), Parrot (US)
Producer	Gordon Mills
Engelbert Humperdinck chronology
My Love (1974) His Greatest Hits (1974) The World of Engelbert Humperdinck (1974)
Engelbert Humperdinck compilation chronology
His Greatest Hits (1974) The World of Engelbert Humperdinck (1974)

Track listing

UK version

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Release Me" (from Release Me, 1967)	Eddie Miller, James Pebworth, Robert Yount	3:17
2.	"Quando Quando Quando" (from A Man Without Love, 1968)	Tony Renis, Alberto Testa	3:16
3.	"Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" (from Engelbert, 1969)	Les Reed, Barry Mason	3:10
4.	"Spanish Eyes" (from A Man Without Love)	Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder	3:14
5.	"Am I That Easy to Forget" (non-album single, January 5, 1968 )	Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson	3:05
6.	"There Goes My Everything" (non-album single, May 12, 1967 )	Dallas Frazier	2:52

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Man Without Love" (from A Man Without Love)	Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Roberto Livraghi, Barry Mason	3:17
2.	"Another Time, Another Place" (from Another Time, Another Place, 1971)	Eddie Seago, Mike Leander	2:59
3.	"Love Me With All Your Heart" (from We Made It Happen, 1970)	Rafael Gaston Perez, Carlos Albert Martinoli, Carlos Rigual, Mario Rigual, Michael Vaughn	3:17
4.	"The Way It Used to Be" (from Engelbert)	Francesco Cassano, Corrado Conti, Gianni Argenio, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway	3:07
5.	"Winter World of Love" (from Engelbert Humperdinck, 1969)	Les Reed, Barry Mason	3:18
6.	"The Last Waltz" (from The Last Waltz, 1967)	Les Reed, Barry Mason	2:57

US version

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Release Me" (from Release Me)	Eddie Miller, James Pebworth, Robert Yount	3:18
2.	"Quando Quando Quando" (from A Man Without Love)	Tony Renis, Alberto Testa	3:17
3.	"Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" (from Engelbert)	Les Reed, Barry Mason	3:10
4.	"Spanish Eyes" (from A Man Without Love)	Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder	3:10
5.	"Am I That Easy to Forget" (from US version of The Last Waltz)	Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson	3:06

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Man Without Love" (from A Man Without Love)	Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Roberto Livraghi, Barry Mason	3:20
2.	"There Goes My Everything" (from US version of Release Me)	Dallas Frazier	2:54
3.	"The Way It Used to Be" (from Engelbert)	Francesco Cassano, Corrado Conti, Gianni Argenio, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway	3:09
4.	"Winter World of Love" (from Engelbert Humperdinck)	Les Reed, Barry Mason	3:20
5.	"The Last Waltz" (from The Last Waltz)	Les Reed, Barry Mason	2:59

Charts

Peak positions

Country	Position	Entry date
UK Official Charts	1	December 21, 1974
US Billboard 200	103	December 21, 1974

External links

• His Greatest Hits (Decca SKL 5198) at Discogs

• His Greatest Hits (Parrot PAS 71067) at Discogs

• engelbert.com - His Greatest Hits album detail