Engelbert Humperdinck – Release Me (LP Decca – SKL 4868, May 20, 1967).
Production : Dick Rowe, Peter Sullivan.
Genre : Pop.
" Release Me ” is the debut album by English singer Engelbert Humperdinck , released on the Decca Records label on May 20, 1967. The LP contains the first gold single, “Release Me”. The album opens with this song, a one of his biggest hits, written by Eddie “Piano” Miller and Robert Yount in 1949, a song that was covered numerous times. Humperdinck's version became his most successful, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart on March 2nd. 67 and remained there for six weeks. Humperdinck's album remained in the charts for fifty-six consecutive weeks, a record time. The album entered the UK charts in May 1967 and reached number 6.
Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold George Dorsey) was born on May 2, 1936, in Madras, India. He moved to the UK with his family after World War II. The singer began recording and touring as Gerry Dorsey at the age of 17, but had his greatest success in 1966, after adopting the name Engelbert Humperdinck. His singles "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz" topped the UK music charts in 1967 and sold more than a million copies each. It was also very successful in the USA. This singer has sold more than 140 million records worldwide. He continues to perform concerts and tours to this day. More information about this excellent English singer is already included on this blog.
Tracks / Tracklist:
A1 - Release Me (Williams, Miller, Harris, Yount) 3:15
A2 - Quiet Nights (Jobim, Kaye, Lees) 2:38
A3 - Yours Until Tomorrow (Goffin and King) 2:50
A4 - There's a Kind Of Hush (Stephens, Reed) 2:57
A5 - This Is My Song (Chaplin) 3:16
A6 - Misty Blue (Montgomery) 2:00
B1 - Take My Heart (Mills) 2:30
B2 - How Near Is Love (Raymonde, Stellman, Perez Freire, Dix) 2:40
B3 - Walk Through This World (Savage, Seamons) 2:15
B4 - If I Were You (Crewe, Rambeau) 2:05
B5 - Talking Love (Feltz, Stellman, Scharfenberger) 3:02
B6 - Il Mondo (Pes, Meccia, Fontana, Mellin) 2:50
B7 - Ten Guitars (Mills) 2:40
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