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Let There Be Love is an Engelbert Humperdinck album that the 68-year-old singer recorded in August and September 2004 and released in March 2005. It seems worth pointing this out at the start because a potential buyer easily could think it's just another compilation. True, there is a sticker on the shrink wrap that reads, "Brand new album of classic love songs," but it then adds confusingly "plus 3 new tracks." Actually, all of the tracks are new; the point the sticker is trying to make is that three of the songs are previously unheard compositions being introduced by Humperdinck on the disc, while the rest are his versions of familiar tunes. Also, the album is being released on Universal's Hip-O label, which specializes in compilations. But beyond these marketing misfires, it can be difficult to distinguish new Humperdinck from old Humperdinck simply because he does pretty much the same thing every time out, croon love songs in his rich, easy tenor. The emphasis here is on a small band -- piano, guitar, bass, drums -- albeit with occasional augmentation by synth programming and other instruments (plus strings, of course), and that puts the focus more squarely on the singer. The song choices range across the decades with no particular regard to the stylistic upheavals popular music has undergone from, say, 1924, when "It Had to Be You" first became a hit, to 1995, when Bryan Adams topped the charts with "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Nor does it matter whether a song originated in R&B ("Stand By Me") or country ("When You Say Nothing at All"): Humperdinck and arranger Dave Hartley smooth over all differences. And sometimes they find a natural, such as Nick Lowe's "You Inspire Me," which may be one of the more recent compositions but sounds like it comes from 50-years-earlier. None of the new songs sound like automatic additions to the Humperdinck songbook, even though the singer seems more animated when singing them, particularly "Three Words Ain't Enough." At his age, there's no telling how many new recordings he will release; he ought to have his record label make more of a point of not confusing his fans when he does.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Lionel Rand, ComposerLyricist - Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Murray Seafiel Grant, ComposerLyricist - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
William Salter, ComposerLyricist - Ralph MacDonald, ComposerLyricist - Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Bill Withers, ComposerLyricist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Kahn, ComposerLyricist - Isham Jones, ComposerLyricist - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chantz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - PAUL OVERSTREET, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Don Alan Schlitz Jr., ComposerLyricist - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Hession, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Connors, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - David Shire, ComposerLyricist - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Nick Lowe, ComposerLyricist - Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Ben E. King, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Mcgill, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Tim Woodcock, ComposerLyricist - Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Battle, ComposerLyricist - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Boz Scaggs, ComposerLyricist - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Peer Astrom, ComposerLyricist - Tom Nichols, ComposerLyricist - Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Johanna D. Hall, ComposerLyricist - John Joseph Hall, ComposerLyricist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Egan, ComposerLyricist - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, ComposerLyricist - BRYAN ADAMS, ComposerLyricist - Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Kamen, ComposerLyricist - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Troy Verges, ComposerLyricist - Engelbert Humperdinck, MainArtist - Martin Ditcham, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Beggs, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Hartley, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Brad James, ComposerLyricist - Linda Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Keary, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
Let There Be Love is an Engelbert Humperdinck album that the 68-year-old singer recorded in August and September 2004 and released in March 2005. It seems worth pointing this out at the start because a potential buyer easily could think it's just another compilation. True, there is a sticker on the shrink wrap that reads, "Brand new album of classic love songs," but it then adds confusingly "plus 3 new tracks." Actually, all of the tracks are new; the point the sticker is trying to make is that three of the songs are previously unheard compositions being introduced by Humperdinck on the disc, while the rest are his versions of familiar tunes. Also, the album is being released on Universal's Hip-O label, which specializes in compilations. But beyond these marketing misfires, it can be difficult to distinguish new Humperdinck from old Humperdinck simply because he does pretty much the same thing every time out, croon love songs in his rich, easy tenor. The emphasis here is on a small band -- piano, guitar, bass, drums -- albeit with occasional augmentation by synth programming and other instruments (plus strings, of course), and that puts the focus more squarely on the singer. The song choices range across the decades with no particular regard to the stylistic upheavals popular music has undergone from, say, 1924, when "It Had to Be You" first became a hit, to 1995, when Bryan Adams topped the charts with "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Nor does it matter whether a song originated in R&B ("Stand By Me") or country ("When You Say Nothing at All"): Humperdinck and arranger Dave Hartley smooth over all differences. And sometimes they find a natural, such as Nick Lowe's "You Inspire Me," which may be one of the more recent compositions but sounds like it comes from 50-years-earlier. None of the new songs sound like automatic additions to the Humperdinck songbook, even though the singer seems more animated when singing them, particularly "Three Words Ain't Enough." At his age, there's no telling how many new recordings he will release; he ought to have his record label make more of a point of not confusing his fans when he does.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:23
- Main artists: Engelbert Humperdinck
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited
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