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Release Me is a studio album by British singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1967 on Decca Records (on Parrot Records in the United States and Canada). The album spent 58 weeks on the UK official albums chart, peaking for two non-consecutive weeks at number 6. [2]
Arnold George Dorsey MBE (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer described by AllMusic as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around". [1] He achieved international prominence in 1967 with his recording of "Release Me".
Humperdinck’s version of “Release Me” has the distinction of holding the number one slot in the UK for six weeks during March and April 1967, preventing the Beatles' "Penny Lane" / "Strawberry Fields Forever" double A-sided single from reaching the top spot. Humperdinck's "Release Me" was also the highest selling single of 1967 in the UK ...
Release Me – The Best Of Engelbert Humperdinck: Released: May 2012; ... 1967 "Release Me (and Let Me Love Again)" b/w "Ten Guitars" 1 4 28 – 3 3 2 – 1 1 20 1 2
However, in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1967. "Release Me" (8) also ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the decade.
Release Me, by Engelbert Humperdinck, 1967; Songs "Release Me" (1949 song), written by Eddie Miller and Robert Yount; recorded by many artists
"The Last Waltz" is a ballad, written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. [2] [3] It was one of Engelbert Humperdinck's biggest hits, spending five weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, from September 1967 to October 1967, and has since sold over 1.17 million copies in the United Kingdom.
Versions of "This Is My Song" have been recorded by Ronnie Aldrich, The Ray Charles Singers, Ray Conniff and the Singers (from the This Is My Song album/ 1967), Dada, James Darren, Percy Faith, Connie Francis (live version), Bobby Hendricks, Engelbert Humperdinck (whose "Release Me" succeeded Clark's version of "This Is My Song" at #1 UK and ...