Evening with Engelbert Humperdinck [Live]

Engelbert Humperdinck

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 1994)
• Original Release Date: September 12, 1994
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Madacy Records
• ASIN: B000000L6N
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,867 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Lovely Way to Spend an Evening

2. Far Away Places

3. I'll Walk Alone

4. My Foolish Heart

5. Very Thought of You

6. You Belong to My Heart

7. Red Sails in the Sunset

8. You'll Never Know

9. I Wish I Knew

10. Embraceable You

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Long Ago (And Far Away)

2. Stardust

3. They Say It's Wonderful

4. Harbor Lights

5. I'll Be Around

6. But Beautiful

7. Moonlight Becomes You

8. I'm Getting Sentimental over You

9. In the Still of the Night

10. More I See You

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Evening With Engelbert Humperdinck, November 18, 2002

By A Customer

Engelbert Humperdinck performs romantic ballads with lush string arrangements for this collection originally released as a double album in 1985 on Silver Eagle Records. Contrary to what the title suggests, this is not a live in concert recording. As a matter of fact, Engelbert didn't even sing with the orchestra. The United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra recorded its tracks in London, and Engelbert recorded his vocals in Hollywood. Nevertheless, the re-mixing produced a beautiful result which will certainly please his fans. I only wish that the Madacy label had chosen a better photo of the singer for the CD cover.

5.0 out of 5 stars ultrasmooth standards, December 16, 2004

By	Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

Mellow and marvelous, with a touch of jazzy cool, this is an unusual Engelbert CD collection because it does not include any of the songs that made him famous, and has arrangements one would be more likely to find in a Tony Bennett recording, with its jazz piano woven through the lushness of the strings. The songs are melodic, gorgeous standards from the 1930s and '40s, sung with tender artistry, with even two lovely Latin treasures, Agustin Lara's "Solamente Una Vez", translated as "You Belong to My Heart", and "Quiereme Mucho", translated as "Yours".

Favorites for me are a soft and lovely "The Very Thought of You", and an exquisite rendition of "I'll Be Seeing You".
Though Engelbert's voice doesn't have quite the purity and fullness of his youth here, he still has a vibrant, wonderful sound and enormous range, and a great depth of emotion.
This is a terrific CD set for Engelbert fans, with a heavenly collection of songs, sung to perfection. No liner notes or recording information is included in the package (which consists of 2 separate jewel cases in a slip box), and the cover gives the impression that it is a live recording, which it isn't. Total playing time for Vol. I is 40'09, and Vol. II 43'54, making this a good value for the price as well.
Also released by Madacy as "Collector's Edition".