Engelbert Humperdinck - The Complete Decca Studio Albums [2017] (11 x CDs)

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

Engelbert Humperdinck - The Complete Decca Studio Albums [2017] (11 x CDs)

Engelbert Humperdinck, born Arnold George Dorsey in 1936 in Madras, India—didn’t exactly start out as a household name. He grew up in Leicester, England, and spent years performing under the name Gerry Dorsey before a clever rebrand (thanks to his manager) gave him the operatic moniker we know today. And it worked. Big time.

His breakout came in 1967 with “Release Me,” a song so popular it blocked The Beatles from hitting No. 1 in the UK. That track launched Engelbert into global stardom, and from there, he became the voice of velvet heartbreak—crooning through hits like “The Last Waltz,” “A Man Without Love,” and “Am I That Easy to Forget.” His style? Smooth, romantic, and always emotionally dialed in.

Through the ’70s and beyond, he kept evolving—covering contemporary songs, touring relentlessly, and staying connected to fans who adored his timeless charm. With over 140 million records sold, he’s not just a singer; he’s a legacy. And even now, Engelbert’s still out there performing, proving that classic balladry never goes out of style.

Released in 2017 by Decca/Universal, The Complete Decca Studio Albums is a lavish 11-CD box set chronicling Engelbert Humperdinck’s golden era from 1967 to 1975. Housed in a sturdy clamshell case with individual replica sleeves and a detailed booklet, the set restores the original sequencing and artwork of each LP, offering a definitive archive of Humperdinck’s studio output during his most commercially and artistically fertile period.

The box begins with Release Me (1967), the album that launched Engelbert into global stardom. Its title track, a UK No. 1 hit, famously kept The Beatles’ “Penny Lane” from the top spot, signaling the arrival of a new romantic crooner with mass appeal. Follow-ups like The Last Waltz (1967) and A Man Without Love (1968) cemented his reputation, blending orchestral pop with continental balladry and covers of contemporary standards. Tracks such as “Les Bicyclettes de Belsize,” “Winter World of Love,” and “The Way It Used to Be” showcase his velvet tone and emotional restraint, often framed by lush string arrangements and subtle rhythm sections.

Later albums like We Made It Happen (1970) and Sweetheart (1971) reflect a shift toward more contemporary material, including covers of “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” These selections reveal Humperdinck’s adaptability, bridging MOR pop with folk and soft rock influences while maintaining his signature vocal warmth.

The remastering is crisp and respectful, preserving the analog depth of the original recordings without over-polishing. For archivists, the inclusion of lesser-known LPs like Engelbert Humperdinck (1969) and Another Time, Another Place (1971) offers a chance to reassess overlooked gems and deep cuts that never made it onto greatest hits packages. The absence of non-album singles is notable, but the focus on full-length studio albums keeps the narrative tight and historically grounded. (B)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me 3:22

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - Quiet Nights 2:41

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - Yours Untill Tomorrow 2:51

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - There's A Kind of Hush 3:00

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - This is My Song 3:21

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - Misty Blue 2:06

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - Take My Heart 2:30

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - How Near is Love 2:44

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - Walk Through This World 2:18

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - If I Were You 2:08

11 Engelbert Humperdinck - Talking Love 3:05

12 Engelbert Humperdinck - My World (Il Mondo) 3:06

13 Engelbert Humperdinck - Ten Guitars 2:40

CD02

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz 3:04

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - Dance With Me 2:19

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - Two Different Worlds 2:33

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - If it Comes to That 2:40

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - Walk Hand in Hand 3:00

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - A Place in The Sun 2:46

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - Long Gone 2:40

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - All This World and The Seven Seas 2:53

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - Miss Elaine E.S. Jones 2:02

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - Everybody Knows (We're Through) 2:24

11 Engelbert Humperdinck - Nature Boy 2:45

12 Engelbert Humperdinck - To The Ends of The Earth 2:32

CD03

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - A Man Without Love 3:23

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - Can't Take My Eyes Off You 3:41

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - From Here to Eternity 3:51

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - Spanish Eyes 3:17

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - A Man and A Woman 3:37

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - Quando Quando Quando 3:21

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - Up Up and Away 2:34

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - Wonderland By Night 3:02

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - What A Wonderful World 2:47

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - Call on Me 2:47

11 Engelbert Humperdinck - By The Time I Get to Phoenix 3:08

12 Engelbert Humperdinck - The Shadow of Your Smile 2:32

CD04

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Can Fly 2:52

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Was Here Before The Stars 3:11

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - Don't Say No (Again) 3:12

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - Let Me Into Your Life 2:42

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - Through The Eyes of Love 2:34

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - Les Bicyclettes de Belsize 3:15

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be 3:13

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - Marry Me 2:51

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - To Get to You 2:34

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - You're Easy to Love 2:07

11 Engelbert Humperdinck - True 3:26

12 Engelbert Humperdinck - A Good Thing Going 2:22

CD05

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm A Better Man 2:49

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - Gentle on My Mind 2:47

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Letters 2:19

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - A Time for Us 2:58

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - Didn't We 4:04

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - I Wish You Love 3:54

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - Aquarius~let The Sun Shine In 3:45

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - All You Gotta Do is Ask 2:53

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - The Signs of Love 3:17

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - Cafe 2:58

11 Engelbert Humperdinck - Let's Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 2:38

12 Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World of Love 3:21

CD06

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - We Made it Happen 3:05

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - My Cherie Amour 3:06

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head 2:17

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Me With All Your Heart 3:22

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - Words 2:54

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - Something 2:25

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - Everybody's Talkin' 2:22

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - Love for Love (Ciao, My Love) 3:10

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - Just Say I Love Her 3:11

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - Wand'rin Star 3:02

11 Engelbert Humperdinck - My Wife The Dancer 2:50

12 Engelbert Humperdinck - Leaving on A Jet Plane 3:36

CD07

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - Sweetheart 3:01

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - California Maiden 3:22

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - Woman in My Life 3:16

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 3:10

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - Take Me for Now Love 3:00

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 3:51

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - Santa Lija (Sogno D'amore) 3:03

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - Live and Just Let Live 3:03

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - For The Good Times 3:48

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - Put Your Hand in The Hand 2:50

11 Engelbert Humperdinck - When There's No You 3:00

CD08

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - Another Time Another Place 3:05

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - Help Me Make it Through The Night 2:35

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - Our Love Will Rise Again 2:44

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - Talk it Over in The Morning 2:39

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - There's an Island 3:25

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - Revivin' Old Emotions 2:45

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - Nashville Lady 3:23

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - Morning 2:34

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - Twenty Miles From Home 2:44

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - Days of Icy Fingers 2:27

11 Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm Holding Your Memory 3:06

CD09

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - Baby I'm A-Want You 2:37

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - Day After Day 3:37

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful to Last 3:08

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - (They Long to Be) Close to You 2:43

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - Without You 3:19

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - Girl of Mine 3:20

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - Time After Time 3:19

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - In Time 3:16

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm Together Again 3:13

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - Life Song 2:48

11 Engelbert Humperdinck - I Never Said Goodbye 3:54

CD10

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - My summer song 3:05

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm stone in love with you 3:15

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - Do I love you 2:54

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - Somebody waiting 3:22

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - The most beautiful girl 3:10

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm leaving you 2:41

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - Will You Be Here When I Wake Up in The Morning 3:10

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - Eternally 3:08

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - Only your love 3:08

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - That's what it's all about 3:08

11 Engelbert Humperdinck - Songs we sang together 2:54

CD11

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - You Are The Sunshine of My Life 2:43

02 Engelbert Humperdinck - And I Love You So 3:30

03 Engelbert Humperdinck - Photograph 2:57

04 Engelbert Humperdinck - Free as The Wind 3:10

05 Engelbert Humperdinck - My Love 2:44

06 Engelbert Humperdinck - Catch Me I'm Falling 2:42

07 Engelbert Humperdinck - Killing Me Softly With Her Song 3:54

08 Engelbert Humperdinck - Show and Tell 3:44

09 Engelbert Humperdinck - Thankful for You 3:04

10 Engelbert Humperdinck - Second Tuesday in December 2:51

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