The Last Waltz (Engelbert Humperdinck album)
The Last Waltz is the second studio album by singer Engelbert Humperdinck, the second of two albums released in 1967.
Contents
Production
- Producer: Peter Sullivan
- Orchestrations: Les Reed, Charles Blackwell, Johnny Harris
- Recording Engineer: Bill Price
- Liner Notes: Chris Hutchins
Packaging and title
The album was named after his #1[1] single "The Last Waltz," released on August 18, 1967.[2]
Release
Decca Records released the album in the UK on November 10, 1967.[3] Parrot Records issued a version of the album in the US that same month.[4] The US album omitted "Dance With Me", "Walk Hand in Hand", and "Nature Boy" while adding "Misty Blue" and "If I Were You" from the UK version of the Release Me album, plus "Am I That Easy to Forget," which was released as a single in December 1967.[5]
Decca re-issued the UK version of the album on CD in 1988 on the London and Deram labels with 4 additional bonus tracks;[6][7] they released the UK version again in 2017 as disc 2 of The Complete Decca Studio Albums.[8]
The Last Waltz | ||||
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Studio album by Engelbert Humperdinck | ||||
Released | November 10, 1967 | |||
Recorded | 1967 | |||
Genre | Easy listening, pop | |||
Length | 30:59 (UK), 30:22 (US), 43:58 (CD) | |||
Label | Decca (UK), Parrot (US) | |||
Producer | Peter Sullivan | |||
Engelbert Humperdinck chronology | ||||
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American LP cover | ||||
Track listing
UK version
- Side 1
- "The Last Waltz" (Les Reed, Barry Mason) 2:58
- "Dance With Me" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Lewis Lebish, Irving Nahan, George Treadwell) 2:15
- "Two Different Worlds" (Al Frisch, Sid Wayne) 2:30
- "If It Comes to That" (Les Reed) 2:36
- "Walk Hand in Hand" (Johnny Cowell) 2:57
- "A Place in the Sun" (Ron Miller, Bryan Wells) 2:41
- Side 2
- "Long Gone" (Les Reed) 2:40
- "All This World and the Seven Seas" (Cindy Walker) 2:51
- "Miss Elaine E.S. Jones" (Paul Nicodemus) 2:00
- "Everybody Knows" (Les Reed, Barry Mason) 2:20
- "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) 2:41
- "To the Ends of the Earth" (Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) 2:30
US version
- Side 1
- "The Last Waltz" (Les Reed, Barry Mason) 2:58
- "A Place in the Sun" (Ron Miller, Bryan Wells) 2:41
- "Misty Blue" (Bob Montgomery) 2:06
- "If I Were You" (Bob Crewe, Eddie Rambeau) 2:10
- "Two Different Worlds" (Al Frisch, Sid Wayne) 2:30
- "If It Comes to That" (Les Reed) 2:36
- Side 2
- "Am I That Easy to Forget" (Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson) 3:00
- "Everybody Knows" (Les Reed, Barry Mason) 2:20
- "To the Ends of the Earth" (Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) 2:30
- "Miss Elaine E.S. Jones" (Paul Nicodemus) 2:00
- "All This World and the Seven Seas" (Cindy Walker) 2:51
- "Long Gone" (Les Reed) 2:40
1988 CD with bonus tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Last Waltz" | Les Reed, Barry Mason | 2:59 |
2. | "Dance With Me" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Lewis Lebish, Irving Nahan, George Treadwell | 2:15 |
3. | "Two Different Worlds" | Al Frisch, Sid Wayne | 2:30 |
4. | "If It Comes to That" | Les Reed | 2:35 |
5. | "Walk Hand in Hand" | Johnny Cowell | 2:57 |
6. | "A Place in the Sun" | Ron Miller, Bryan Wells | 2:42 |
7. | "Long Gone" | Les Reed | 2:37 |
8. | "All This World and the Seven Seas" | Cindy Walker | 2:49 |
9. | "Miss Elaine E.S. Jones" | Paul Nicodemus | 1:58 |
10. | "Everybody Knows (We're Through)" | Les Reed, Barry Mason | 2:18 |
11. | "Nature Boy" | eden ahbez | 2:41 |
12. | "To the Ends of the Earth" | Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman | 2:28 |
13. | "That Promise" (non-album B-side, August 18, 1967 [2]) | Gordon Mills | 2:49 |
14. | "Three Little Words (I Love You)" (non-album B-side, September 20, 1968 [9]) | Gordon Mills | 2:32 |
15. | "Those Were the Days" (released on Love Letters, 1978) | Gene Raskin | 4:39 |
16. | "What Now My Love" (September 22, 1966 recording [3] released on Love Letters) | Gilbert Bécaud, Carl Sigman | 3:09 |
Charts
Peak positions
Country | Position | Entry date |
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UK Official Charts [1] | 3 | November 25, 1967 |
US Billboard 200 [10][11] | 10 | December 23, 1967 |
Norway VG-lista [12] | 5 | December 16, 1967 |
References
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External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 UK Official Charts - Engelbert Humperdinck
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 45cat - "The Last Waltz" record details
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 This Is My Life (Greatest Hits 1967-1969) booklet at Discogs Note: User required to open images.
- ↑ 45worlds - The Last Waltz US vinyl album
- ↑ 45cat - "Am I That Easy to Forget" record details
- ↑ The Last Waltz 1988 CD (London) at Discogs
- ↑ The Last Waltz 1988 CD (Deram) at Discogs
- ↑ Discogs - Engelbert Humperdinck - The Complete Decca Studio Albums
- ↑ 45cat - "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" record details
- ↑ Billboard 200 - Engelbert Humperdinck chart history
- ↑ Billboard 200 - week of December 23, 1967
- ↑ norwegiancharts.com - Engelbert albums