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The best collection of Engelbert's music

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 07/22/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Engelbert was a brilliant balladeer as this collection proves. This double CD of Engelbert's music includes all his British and American hits from his best years (it omits a minor UK hit from the year 2000 - How to win your love) together with the best of his other recordings.



Despite living for much of his career in America, Engelbert was less successful in the American singles charts although Release me made the top five and After the lovin' (which didn't chart in the UK) made the top ten in America.



Engelbert began his career in spectacular style with a cover of Release me, originally a country song, which stayed at number one in the UK for six weeks, breaking the long run of number ones enjoyed by the Beatles, whose double-sided single Penny Lane / Strawberry fields forever peaked at number two. After such a huge success with an old country song, Engelbert recorded more covers of country songs during his career, two others (There goes my everything, Am I that easy to forget) also becoming UK top three hits for him.



The last waltz (my favorite Engelbert song) replaced another classic (Scott McKenzie's San Francisco) at the top of the UK charts and stayed there for four weeks. Engelbert had four other UK top ten hits (A man without love, Les bicyclettes de Belsize, The way it used to be, Winter world of love), three other UK top twenty hits (I'm a better man, Another time another place, Too beautiful to last) and another hit that just missed the UK top twenty (Sweetheart).



There have been many compilations of his music, but this is the best available, whether from a British or an American perspective. His chart history may be different in the two countries but the compilers have included everything that matters to both sets of fans."

Best E.H. Anthology

R. Riis | NY | 04/30/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A far better 1960s-1970s E.H. collection than the "Greatest Hits" (a paltry ten tracks) and the "Ultimate Collection" (half the tracks of "Gold" for almost the same price). Excellent sound quality and booklet as well."

Engelbert's best compilation by FAR

T40T | Sacramento, CA | 08/04/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"44 tracks should tell you something. But the real greatness lies in the fact that there are many cuts that you just could not find on CD - until now. Songs like "We Made It Happen" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", for instance, have been darn near impossible to get on CD previously. Now you can hear them in fresh, clear digital sound. My old LPs, unfortunately, can't live up to that.



All the hits, of course, are also included. Engelbert displays why he has, without a doubt IMO, the greatest voice of any male artist ever. The guy has some phenomenal pipes.



I wish we could get the full original albums from Engelbert during the 1967-70 period put out on CD since there are certainly several more cuts I'd like culled from those releases. But that may or may not ever happen. This collection comes closer than any other - definitely worthy of the "Gold" moniker.



Guess I'll just break out the original LPs (which I've recorded into MP3s) for those worthy cuts not found here. They've already squeezed as many songs onto this 2-CD set as possible."