Original Gold (Engelbert Humperdinck album)

Original Gold is a 1999 compilation album by singer Engelbert Humperdinck.

Background

The Dutch label Disky assembled this double-CD set using album tracks ranging from 1968 through 1979; the 1973 single version of "Love Is All"; the 1974 b-side "Forever and Ever"; and "Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings," which has only appeared on compilation albums.

Release

Disky released Original Gold in Europe on October 6, 1999. On February 13, 2001, Disky re-released this as two separate volumes.

Original Gold
Compilation album by Engelbert Humperdinck
Released	October 6, 1999
Recorded	1968 - 1979
Genre	Easy listening, pop
Length	1:39:11
Label	Disky
Engelbert Humperdinck chronology
Engelbert Humperdinck Collection (1999) Original Gold (1999) At His Very Best (2000)

Original Gold, Vol. 1
Compilation album by Engelbert Humperdinck
Released	February 13, 2001
Label	Disky
Original Gold, Vol. 2

Track listing

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Another Time, Another Place" (from Another Time, Another Place, 1971)	Eddie Seago, Mike Leander	3:03
2.	"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (from A Man Without Love, 1968)	Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio	3:38
3.	"Leaving on a Jet Plane" (from We Made It Happen, 1970)	John Denver	3:36
4.	"Love Me Tender" (from Last of the Romantics, 1978)	Elvis Presley, Vera Matson	4:02
5.	"Help Me Make It Through the Night" (from Another Time, Another Place)	Kris Kristofferson	2:34
6.	"Let's Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (from Engelbert Humperdinck, 1969)	Bonnie Owens, Daniele Pace, Federico Umberto, Lorenzo Pilat, Mario Panzeri	2:39
7.	"Everybody's Talkin'" (from We Made It Happen)	Fred Neil	2:20
8.	"Can't Smile Without You" (from After the Lovin', 1976)	Christian Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow	3:24
9.	"In Time" (from In Time, 1972)	Don Backy, Detto Mariano, Norman Newell, Denis King	3:15
10.	"Without You" (from In Time)	Pete Ham, Tom Evans	2:56
11.	"And I Love You So" (from My Love, 1974)	Don McLean	3:29
12.	"My Cherie Amour" (from We Made It Happen)	Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby	3:05
13.	"Just the Way You Are" (from Last of the Romantics)	Billy Joel	4:44
14.	"What I Did for Love" (from Miracles by Engelbert Humperdinck, 1977)	Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban	4:19
15.	"Just Say I Love Her" (from We Made It Happen)	Rodolfo Falvo, Jack Val, Jimmy Dale, Enzo Fusco, Martin Kalmanoff, Sam Ward	3:10

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"After the Lovin'" (from After the Lovin')	Alan Bernstein, Ritchie Adams	3:56
2.	"Love Me With All Your Heart (Quando Caliente el Sol)" (from We Made It Happen)	Rafael Gaston Perez, Carlos Albert Martinoli, Carlos Rigual, Mario Rigual, Michael Vaughn	3:20
3.	"(They Long to Be) Close to You" (from In Time)	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	2:42
4.	"Killing Me Softly with His Song" (from My Love)	Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel	3:54
5.	"I'm Stone in Love with You" (from King of Hearts, 1973)	Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Anthony Bell	3:12
6.	"Baby, I'm-a Want You" (from In Time)	David Gates	2:34
7.	"Love Is All" (non-album single, September 7, 1973 )	Les Reed, Barry Mason	3:51
8.	"Forever and Ever" (non-album single, December 1974 )	S. Vlavianos, R. Constantinos	3:37
9.	"Something" (from We Made It Happen)	George Harrison	2:25
10.	"Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings" (February 10, 1967 recording released on Love Letters, 1978)	Mickey Newbury	2:56
11.	"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (from My Love)	Stevie Wonder	2:41
12.	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (from We Made It Happen)	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	2:16
13.	"Can't Help Falling in Love" (from This Moment in Time, 1979)	George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore	4:03
14.	"I Can't Live a Dream" (from After the Lovin')	Arnold Capitanelli	4:21
15.	"The Most Beautiful Girl" (from King of Hearts)	Bill Sherrill, Norris Wilson, Rory Bourke	3:09

Charts

Original Gold did not chart.

External links

• AllMusic - Original Gold (Netherlands) overview

• engelbert.com - Original Gold, Vol. 1 album detail

• engelbert.com - Original Gold, Vol. 2 album detail