W karierze pomógł mu Gordon Mills, wówczas wokalista grupy The Viscounts,
a z czasem kompozytor przebojów i menedżer. W 1963 r. przyszłość
Dorseya rysowała się czarno. Eksplozja rytmów beatowych fatalnie
wróżyłajego tradycyjnym piosenkom, a na dodatek zachorował na gruźlicę.
Za to Mills zdobył w tym czasie międzynarodową sławę dzięki tematom
pisanym dla Toma Jonesa.
W 1967 r. Mills postanowił pomóc staremu koledze. Dorsey przyjął pseudonim Engelbert Humperdinck,
zainspirowany nazwiskiem niemieckiego kompozytora z przełomu wieków,
autora opery dziecięcej "Jaś I Małgosia". Zmienił też repertuar na
balladowy. Pierwszy, nagrany dla wytwórni Decca singel "Dommage Domme", nie trafił na listy przebojów, wzbudził
jednak zainteresowanie radiowych disc jockeyów.
Następny, "Release Me", okazał się strzałem w dziesiątkę. W
samej Anglii rozszedł się w milionowym nakładzie i przez pięć tygodni
okupował szczyt Top 20, skutecznie blokując nań drogę "Penny Lane" i "Strawberry Fields Forever" Beatlesów. Ballada "There Goes My Everything" trafiła na drugie miejsce listy, a "Last Waltz"
powtórzył sukces debiutu pozycją i wysokością sprzedanego nakładu. W
zdominowanym przez psychodelię i rockową awangardę 1967 roku
Humperdinckowi udało się sprzedać najwięcej płyt ze wszystkich
brytyjskich wykonawców.
Nieźle ustawiony głos i romantyczna aparycja przyciągały na koncerty tłumy słuchaczek, czemu towarzyszyło pasmo sukcesów kolejnych singli: "Am I That Easy To Forget", "A Man Without Love", "Les Bicyclettes De Belsize" (z motywem wykorzystanym w filmie muzycznym pod tym samym
tytułem, "podrabiającym" "Parasolki z Cherbourga" Demy'ego ), "The Way It Used To Be" i "Winter World Of Love" (bożonarodzeniowy przebój 1969 r
). Każdy z nich znalazł się w brytyjskiej Top 10.
Na początku lat siedemdziesiątych nagrania Humperdincka coraz rzadziej trafiały na listy w Wielkiej Brytanii, ale piosenkarz zadebiutował w tym okresie w prestiżowych klubach w Las Vegas w USA. Podobnie jak drugi podopieczny Millsa, Tom Jones, zaprzestał na pewien czas nagrywania płyt, by powrócić w 1987 r. albumem Remember I Love You, na którym śpiewał m.in. w duecie z Glorią Gaynor.
| Single | ||||||
| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [UK/US] |
Komentarz |
| Release me [And let me love again]/Ten guitars | Engelbert Humperdinck | 01.1967 | 1[6][56] | 4[14] | Decca F 12 541/Parrot 40011 | [gold-UK][original by Eddie Miller][#5 country hit for Jimmy Heap in 1954][written by Eddie Miller/W. S. Stevenson /Bob Harris/ Robert Yount][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| There goes my everything/You love | Engelbert Humperdinck | 05.1967 | 2[29] | 20[7] | Decca F 12 610/Parrot 40015 | [platinium-UK][original by Jack Greene][written by Dallas Frazier][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| The last waltz/That promise | Engelbert Humperdinck | 08.1967 | 1[5][27] | 25[9] | Decca F 12 655/Parrot 40019 | [gold-UK][platinium-US][written by Les Reed/Barry Mason][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| Am i that easy to forget/Pretty ribbons | Engelbert Humperdinck | 01.1968 | 3[13] | 18[10] | Decca F 12 722/Parrot 40023 | [silver -UK][written by Carl Belew/W. S. Stevenson ][#9 country hit for Carl Belew-1959r][1[1].Adult Contemporary Chart][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| A man without love [Quando M'innamoro]/Call on me | Engelbert Humperdinck | 04.1968 | 2[15] | 19[9] | Decca F 12 770/Parrot 40027 | [silver -UK][written by Barry Mason/Robert Livraghi ][original by italian song "Quando M' Innamoro"][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| Les bicyclettes De Belsize/Three little words | Engelbert Humperdinck | 09.1968 | 5[15] | 31[9] | Decca F 12 834/Parrot 40032 | [from film][written by Les Reed/Barry Mason][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| The way it used to be/A good thing going | Engelbert Humperdinck | 02.1969 | 3[14] | 42[11] | Decca F 12 879/Parrot 40036 | [written by France Cassano/Corrado Conti/Roger Cook/Roger Greenaway][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| I' m a better man [For having loved you]/Cafe | Engelbert Humperdinck | 08.1969 | 15[13] | 38[7] | Decca F 12957/Parrot 40040 | [written by Bacharach & David][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| Winter world of love/Take my heart | Engelbert Humperdinck | 11.1969 | 7[13] | 16[12] | Decca F 12 980/Parrot 40044 | [written by Les Reed/Barry Mason][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| My Marie/Our song [La Paloma] | Engelbert Humperdinck | 05.1970 | 31[7] | 43[8] | Decca F 13032/Parrot 40049 | [written by Tony Macaulay/Barry Mason][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| Sweetheart/Born to be wanted | Engelbert Humperdinck | 09.1970 | 22[6] | 47[11] | Decca F 13068/Parrot 40054 | [written by Barry & Maurice Gibb][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| When there' s no you/Stranger step into my world [Romantico blues] | Engelbert Humperdinck | 09.1970 | - | 45[7] | Decca F 13154/Parrot 40059 | [written by Les Reed ,Jackie Rae][produced by Gordon Mills] |
| Another time,another place/You're the window of my world [Frin frin frin] | Engelbert Humperdinck | 09.1971 | 13[12] | 43[8] | Decca F 13212/Parrot 40065 | [written by Mike Leander, Eddie Seago][produced by Gordon Mills] |
| Too beautiful to last/A hundred times a day | Engelbert Humperdinck | 03.1972 | 14[10] | 86[3] | Decca F 13281/Parrot 40069 | [temat z filmu "Nicholas and Alexandra"][written by Richard Rodney Bennett & Paul Francis Webster][produced by Gordon Mills] |
| In time/How does it feel | Engelbert Humperdinck | 08.1972 | - | 69[8] | Decca F 13322/Parrot 40071 | [written by Backy, Detto, Newell, King][produced by Gordon Mills] |
| I never said goodbye/Time after time | Engelbert Humperdinck | 12.1972 | - | 61[7] | -/Parrot 40072 | [written by Reed, Mason][produced by Gordon Mills] |
| I' m leaving you/My summer song | Engelbert Humperdinck | 06.1973 | - | 99[1] | Decca F 13388/Parrot 40073 | [written by Floyd Heddleston][produced by Gordon Mills] |
| Love is all/Lady of the night | Engelbert Humperdinck | 09.1973 | 44[4] | 91[3] | Decca F 13443/Parrot 40076 | [written by Reed, Mason][produced by Gordon Mills] |
| This is what you mean to me/World without music | Engelbert Humperdinck | 12.1975 | - | 105[2] | -/Parrot 40085 | [written by Bobby Eli, Terry Collins][produced by Bobby Eli] |
| After the lovin'/Let's remember the good times | Engelbert Humperdinck | 10.1976 | - | 8[19] | -/Epic 50270 | [gold-US][written by Ritchie Adams, Alan Bernstein][produced by Joel Diamond, Charlie Calello] |
| Goodbye my friend/I Believe In Miracles | Engelbert Humperdinck | 07.1977 | - | 97[3] | -/Epic 50365 | [written by Ritchie Adams, Alan Bernstein][produced by Joel Diamond] |
| This moment in time/And the day begins | Engelbert Humperdinck | 12.1978 | - | 58[6] | -/Epic 50 632 | [written by Ritchie Adams, Alan Bernstein][produced by Joel Diamond] |
| Love' s only love/Burning embers | Engelbert Humperdinck | 03.1980 | - | 83[2] | -/Epic 50844 | [written by P. Ryan][produced by Joel Diamond] |
| Til you and your lover are lovers again/What will I write | Engelbert Humperdinck | 07.1983 | - | 77[5] | -/Epic 03817 | [written by J. Buckingham, M. Gray][produced by Even Stevens ] |
| Quando quando quando | Engelbert Humperdinck | 01.1999 | 40[3] | - | The Hit Label HLC15/- | [written by Alberto Testa, Charles E. Boone, Elio Cesari ][produced by Barry Harris, Chris Cox] |
| How to win your love | Engelbert Humperdinck | 05.2000 | 59[1] | - | Universal TV 8822682/- | |
|
Albumy *182* | ||||||
| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [UK/US] |
Komentarz |
| Release me | Engelbert Humperdinck | 05.1967 | 6[58] | 7[118] | Decca SKL 4868/Parrot 71 012 | [gold-US][produced by Dick Rowe, Peter Sullivan] |
| The last waltz | Engelbert Humperdinck | 11.1967 | 3[33] | 10[60] | Decca SKL 4901/Parrot 71 015 | [gold-US][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| A man without love | Engelbert Humperdinck | 08.1968 | 3[45] | 12[78] | Decca SKL 4939/Parrot 71 022 | [gold-US][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| Engelbert | Engelbert Humperdinck | 03.1969 | 3[8] | 12[33] | Decca SKL 4985/Parrot 71 026 | [gold-US][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| Engelbert Humperdinck | Engelbert Humperdinck | 12.1969 | 5[23] | 5[41] | Decca SKL 5030/Parrot 71 030 | [gold-US][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| We made it happen | Engelbert Humperdinck | 07.1970 | 17[11] | 19[40] | Decca SKL 5054/Parrot 71 038 | [gold-US][produced by Peter Sullivan] |
| Swetheart | Engelbert Humperdinck | 02.1971 | - | 22[24] | Decca SKL 5078/Parrot 71 043 | [gold-US][produced by Gordon Mills] |
| Another time,another place | Engelbert Humperdinck | 09.1971 | 48[1] | 25[15] | Decca SKL 5097/Parrot 71 048 | [gold-US][produced by Gordon Mills] |
| Live at The Riviera Las Vegas | Engelbert Humperdinck | 02.1972 | 45[1] | 45[13] | Decca TXS 105/Parrot 71 051 | |
| In time | Engelbert Humperdinck | 08.1972 | - | 72[14] | Decca SKL 5138/Parrot 71 056 | [produced by Gordon Mills] |
| King of hearts | Engelbert Humperdinck | 08.1973 | - | 113[10] | Decca SKL 5163/Parrot 71 061 | [produced by Gordon Mills] |
| Engelbert Humperdinck-His Greatest Hits | Engelbert Humperdinck | 12.1974 | 1[3][34] | 103[14] | Decca SKL 5198/Parrot 71 067 | |
| After the lovin' | Engelbert Humperdinck | 11.1976 | - | 17[28] | -/Epic 34 381 | [2x-platinium-US][produced by Bobby Eli, Charlie Calello, Joel Diamond] |
| Miracles by Engelbert Humperdinck | Engelbert Humperdinck | 07.1977 | - | 167[5] | EMI EMC 3272/Epic 34 730 | |
| Christmas tyme | Engelbert Humperdinck | 12.1977 | - | 156[4] | EMI EMC 3218/Epic 35 031 | [gold-US][produced by Charlie Calello, Joel Diamond] |
| This moment in time | Engelbert Humperdinck | 05.1979 | - | 164[4] | -/Epic 36 791 | [produced by Joel Diamond] |
| Getting sentimental | Engelbert Humperdinck | 05.1985 | 35[10] | - | Telstar STAR 2254/- | [produced by Tony Clark, James Fitzgerald] |
| The Engelbert Humperdinck Collection | Engelbert Humperdinck | 04.1987 | 35[9] | - | Telstar STAR 2294/- | |
| Love unchained | Engelbert Humperdinck | 06.1995 | 16[7] | - | Core 9457/- | [produced by Bebu Silvetti] |
| The dance album | Engelbert Humperdinck | 01.1999 | 121[2] | - | Priority 51094/- | [produced by Chris Cox, Barry Harris] |
| Engelbert at his very best | Engelbert Humperdinck | 04.2000 | 5[18] | - | Universal Music TV 8449742/- | |
| I want to wake up with you | Engelbert Humperdinck | 10.2001 | 42[3] | - | Universal TV 0149462/- | [produced by Ted Carfrae] |
| His Greatest Love Songs | Engelbert Humperdinck | 03.2004 | 4[18] | - | Universal TV 9817857/- | [gold-UK] |
| Let There Be Love | Engelbert Humperdinck | 02.2005 | 67[3] | - | -/Decca 4756606 | [produced by Simon Franglen] |
| The Greatest Hits & More | Engelbert Humperdinck | 04.2007 | 21[4] | - | Universal TV 9847095/- | - |
| Release Me – The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck | Engelbert Humperdinck | 05.2012 | 21[3] | - | Decca 5338776/- | - |
| Engelbert Calling | Engelbert Humperdinck | 03.2014 | 31[4] | - | Conhead CONE44/- | - |
| 50 | Engelbert Humperdinck | 06.2017 | 5[6] | - | Decca 5377274/- | - |
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