Engelbert Humperdinck
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Biography
[Edit]Ultrasmooth balladeer Engelbert Humperdinck was often billed as "the King of Romance," and for millions of fans around the world, he more than lived up to that title. Despite the strange name and the latter-day ads hawking his music on late-night TV, Humperdinck was one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around, a sensitive lyric interpreter with excellent vocal technique and a three-and-a-half-octave vocal range. During his heyday in the late '60s and early '70s, Humperdinck cultivated the image of a mysterious heartthrob, sporting shaggy sideburns and a flamboyant wardrobe that, when coupled with his rich, silky crooning, drove female fans wild. He was especially popular in Europe and his native U.K., and his worldwide record sales — counting both albums and singles — eventually totaled well over 100 million. Like his friendly rival Tom Jones (with whom he shared a manager for many years), he later settled into a comfortable niche as a stalwart of the Las Vegas entertainment circuit.
Humperdinck was born Arnold George Dorsey on May 2, 1936, in Madras, India. His father worked as an engineer for the British Army, and the family returned to England when Arnold was seven, settling in Leicester. Arnold took up the saxophone at age 11, but didn't really try his hand at singing until 17, when his friends talked him into entering a small local singing contest. Not only did he earn a standing ovation, he also impressed the audience with a knack for comic impressions, particularly Jerry Lewis (which he often included in his later live shows). In fact, his Lewis impression gave him his first stage name, Gerry Dorsey. He started singing in nightclubs, but after finishing school, he put his budding music career on hiatus to serve in the military through 1956.
When Dorsey returned, he got the chance to record for Decca in 1958, but the lone single released, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," flopped. He managed a few appearances on British television, most prominently on the show Oh, Boy!, and toured with Marty Wilde; the exposure helped him become a popular concert attraction in his own right, even though he had no hits of his own. His career was nearly derailed in 1961 when he contracted tuberculosis, which kept him completely out of commission for six months; once he recovered, he found that England's burgeoning rock & roll movement was pushing more traditional pop out of the spotlight.
As Gerry Dorsey, he struggled for several years until he got in touch with former roommate Gordon Mills in 1965. Once the lead singer of a skiffle group called the Viscounts, Mills had moved into artist management, and at the time was enjoying breakout success with Tom Jones. It was Mills who suggested that Dorsey change his name to the well-nigh unforgettable Engelbert Humperdinck, after the 19th century Austrian composer who adapted Hansel and Gretel into an opera. To create an air of mystery around the singer, Mills insisted that he refrain from any contact with his fans following concerts, even if that meant escaping through windows. The gimmicks worked, as the newly christened Humperdinck scored a new deal with Decca. His first two singles, "Dommage Dommage" and "Stay," were released in 1966, and both missed the charts. But the third time proved to be the charm. In 1967, Humperdinck cut a pop-ballad version of "Release Me," previously a hit for country singer Ray Price and R&B chanteuse Esther Phillips; Humperdinck's cover made the song a standard. Given some exposure by the singer's last-minute addition to a bill at the London Palladium, it rocketed to the top of the British charts and sold over a million copies, ultimately keeping the Beatles' seminal double-sided hit "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" out of the top spot. It also went to number four in America, where the accompanying album made the Top Ten.
"Release Me" kicked off a streak of seven straight Top Five hits in the U.K., which lasted into 1969. Those hits included "There Goes My Everything," the million-selling number one "The Last Waltz," "Am I That Easy to Forget," "A Man Without Love," "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize," and "The Way It Used to Be." While they weren't as successful on the American pop charts (none reached the Top Ten), they all made the Top Ten on the easy listening charts; his albums of the 1967-1970 period sold well too, as his first six all landed in the Top 20. Humperdinck's string of easy listening hits continued apace in the early '70s; 1970 brought "Winter World of Love," "Sweetheart," and "My Marie," and the following year "Another Time, Another Place" and "When There's No You." By this time, Humperdinck had become a hugely popular live act, touring extensively on the cabaret and nightclub circuits, and became a regular in Las Vegas as well.
Humperdinck concerts were such a profitable enterprise, in fact, that the singer's management began to de-emphasize recordings, instead encouraging him to continue touring. As a result, the chart placements of his less frequent new material were suffering considerably by the mid-'70s. In late 1976, after signing a new deal with Epic, Humperdinck did return to make his second appearance in the American Top Ten with "After the Lovin'," an adult contemporary chart-topper that also made the lower reaches of the country charts. The album of the same name made the Top 20 and gave him his biggest-selling LP since 1970. Humperdinck topped the adult contemporary charts one last time with 1979's "This Moment in Time," and had his last chart single in 1983, with "Til You and Your Lover Are Lovers Again."
Humperdinck continued to make a profitable living on tour and in Las Vegas, still commanding a sizable female following; by this time, his act featured several celebrity impressions — not just Jerry Lewis, but Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, and Julio Iglesias. Compilations of his work were heavily advertised through direct-marketing campaigns on American television, keeping his sales at a steady pace; he also re-recorded much of his material in different languages, helping maintain his popularity across Europe. He attempted a recording comeback with the 1987 album Remember I Love You, which featured a duet with Gloria Gaynor and wound up earning him a Golden Globe Entertainer of the Year award. The lounge revival of the '90s helped bring traditional pop and smooth crooning back into fashion, and Humperdinck found himself with a new hip cachet; he capitalized by recording "Lesbian Seagull," a song for the Beavis and Butt-Head Do America soundtrack, in 1996. He followed it with a foray into contemporary dance-pop, The Dance Album, for the Interhit label in 1998; a new version of "Release Me" had some success in the dance clubs. In 2003, the Hip-O label issued Definition of Love, a new album featuring standards, rock oldies, and more recent pop hits by the likes of Aerosmith and Robbie Williams.
Title: Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel / Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel
Artist: Engelbert Humperdinck
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Title: The Voice of the United Kingdom : Engelbert Humperdinck
Artist: Engelbert Humperdinck
Genre: Pop
Title: Engelbert Humperdinck's Greatest Hits
Artist: Engelbert Humperdinck
Title: A Night to Remember (Re-Record) - Single
Artist: Engelbert Humperdinck
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Engelbert Humperdinck
Artist: Engelbert Humperdinck
Genre: Pop
Title: Live And S. R. O. At The Riviera, Las Vegas (Remaster)
Artist: Engelbert Humperdinck
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Happy Days Are Back Again Volume 1 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Love Songs 2003 (CD3)
Title: Alle 40 Goed (Easy Listening) (EMI 2013) (CD1)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Alle 40 Goed (Easy Listening) (CD1)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Only Romantic (CD1)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Wow That Was The 70s (CD7)
Genre: Rock
Title: Wow That Was The 70s (CD5)
Genre: Rock
Title: Gangster Number One (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, Latin, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk, Classical
Title: Spinnin Records (Part 3)
Genre: Electronica, House, Electro House, Progressive House, Trance, Techno
Title: Compact Disc Club Sexy (CD1)
Title: RTL Weihnachten 2013 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Golden Retro Hits 3 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Retro Hits 3 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Retro Hits (CD8)
Title: Golden Retro Hits (CD7)
Title: Golden Retro Hits (CD5)
Title: Golden Retro Hits (CD4)
Title: Golden Retro Hits (CD3)
Title: 100 Hits Pop Oldies 40s 50s 60s (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Pop Oldies 40s 50s 60s (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: 70s Top Hits (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1971
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Great Romantic Pop (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Super Hit 1974
Genre: Eurodance, House, Trance, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Love I: Land Listening V. 20
Title: 60's Classics The Ultimate Collection (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: The World Sings About Love (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop
Title: The World Sings About Love (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 196
Genre: Rock, Gothic Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Stay Calm And Enjoy Christmas
Genre: Pop
Title: RTL Weihnachten 2014 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Pure... Crooners (CD2)
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1967 Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1967 Vol. 2
Title: Jukebox Hits: 1968 Vol. 1
Title: Jukebox Hite Of 1968 Vol. 2
Title: 100 Gold Lyrical Love Songs (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: Super Disco Retro And Remix (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Discos Pedidos 2015 (CD2)
Title: In Classical Mood: A World Of Dreams
Genre: Classical
Title: Classic Evergreens
Genre: Pop
Title: Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day, Volume 20
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Title: The Creators (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: 100 Essential Hits - 60s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Sunshine Pop
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1988 (CD13)
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Euro House, Rock, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: The Emotion Collection (Breathless) (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Easy Listening Album (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Heartbreaking Ballads Vol. 3
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Last Christmas (CD1)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Latest & Greatest Crooners (CD1)
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Latest & Greatest Crooners (CD3)
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Top 100 Navidad (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Country, Teen Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Folk
Title: True Christmas (CD1)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Ultimate Christmas Of Great Christmas Music (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Ultimate... Christmas (CD4)
Title: Len Goodman's Ballroom Bonanza (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Featuring albums
Title: Beavis And Butt-Head Do America (Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: When Cool Was King (CD2)
Artist: Ministry Of Sound
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Crossover Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Everything Is Ka Pai (A Collection of Kiwi and Kiwi Loved Songs)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
Title: Best Of British (CD2)
Artist: Len Goodmans Legends
Genre: Jazz, New Wave, Country, Pop, Ska, Theatre/Soundtrack, Musical
Title: Sharp Objects (Music from the HBO Limited Series)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Baroque Christmas: Albrecht Mayer
Artist: Albrecht Mayer
Genre: Traditional Pop Music, Classical