Two of his singles were among the best-selling of the 1960s in the United Kingdom.ĭuring the 1970s, Humperdinck had significant North American chart successes with ' After the Lovin'' (1976) and ' This Moment in Time' (1979). In the process, he attained a large following, with some of his most devoted fans calling themselves 'Humperdinckers'. Humperdinck scored further major hits in rapid succession, including ' There Goes My Everything' (1967), ' Am I That Easy to Forget' (1968) and ' A Man Without Love' (1968). His recordings of the ballads 'Release Me' and ' The Last Waltz' both topped the UK Singles Chart in 1967, selling more than a million copies each. Starting as a performer in the late 1950s under the name 'Gerry Dorsey', he later adopted the name of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck as a stage name and found success after he partnered with manager Gordon Mills in 1965. He achieved international prominence in 1967 with his recording of ' Release Me'.
Arnold George Dorsey MBE (born ), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer who has been described as 'one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around'.
