The Way It Used to Be (Engelbert Humperdinck song)
"The Way It Used to Be" | ||||
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Single by Engelbert Humperdinck | ||||
from the album Engelbert | ||||
B-side | "A Good Thing Going" | |||
Released | January 31, 1969[1] | |||
Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM | |||
Recorded | November 21, 1968[2] | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 3:09 | |||
Label | Decca Records F 12879 (UK) Parrot (US) |
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Writer(s) | Music: Corrado Conti & Franco Cassano English lyrics: Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway Italian lyrics: Gianni Argenio |
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Producer(s) | Peter Sullivan | |||
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology | ||||
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"The Way It Used to Be" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was released on the album Engelbert and as a single in 1969.[3][4] It is an English language adaptation of the Italian language song "Melodia",[5] which was originally released by Isabella Iannetti in 1968.[6][4]
The song was a top ten hit in multiple countries, and spent 14 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3,[7] while reaching No. 1 in Flanders[4] and Singapore,[8] No. 3 in Malaysia,[8] No. 5 in Yugoslavia,[9] No. 6 on the Irish Singles Chart,[10] No. 7 on Norway's VG-lista,[11] No. 7 in Wallonia,[12] and No. 9 in South Africa.[13] The song was a hit in other nations as well.
In the United States, the song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 42,[14] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[15][16] The song was ranked No. 26 on Billboard's year-end ranking of 1969's "Top Easy Listening Singles".[17]
Chart performance
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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Canada - RPM 100[18] | 18 |
Canada - RPM Adult contemporary[19] | 4 |
Flanders[4] | 1 |
Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 6 |
Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[8] | 3 |
Netherlands (Parool Top 20)[20] | 19 |
Netherlands (Veronica Top 40)[21] | 21 |
New Zealand Listener[22] | 18 |
Norway (VG-lista)[11] | 7 |
Singapore (Radio Singapore)[8] | 1 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[13] | 9 |
UK Singles Chart[7] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 42 |
US Billboard Easy Listening[16] | 4 |
US Cash Box Top 100[23] | 26 |
US Record World 100 Top Pops[24] | 24 |
US Record World Top Non-Rock[25] | 4 |
US Record World Juke Box Top 25[26] | 8 |
Wallonia[12] | 7 |
Yugoslavia (Novi Džuboks)[9] | 5 |
Other versions
An instrumental version was released by Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra, on his 1969 album Traces of Love.[27]
Fredi released Finnish language adaptation titled "Se päivä tulee kerran" in 1969, which reached No. 2 in Finland.[28]
Jimmy Fontana released a version of "Melodia" in 1969, which bubbled under the top 50 in Wallonia.[29]
References
- ↑ 45cat - "The Way It Used to Be" record details
- ↑ This Is My Life (Greatest Hits 1967-1969) booklet at Discogs Note: User required to open images.
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be, Ultratop. Accessed July 4, 2016.
- ↑ "From the Music Capitals of the World", Billboard, April 19, 1969. p. 26. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Isabella Iannetti - Melodia, norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Engelbert Humperdinck - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Hits of the World", Billboard, April 26, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Hits of the World", Billboard, July 5, 1969. p. 77. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Way it Used to Be". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be, norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be, Ultratop. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Hits of the World", Billboard, April 5, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Hot 100 - Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used to Be Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Adult Contemporary - Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used to Be Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, April 26, 1969. p. 50. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Top Records of 1969", Billboard, December 27, 1969. p. 17. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 9, April 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Young Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 9, April 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be, Dutch Charts. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be, Media Markt Top 40. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, May 3, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ "100 Top Pops", Record World, Vol. 23, No. 1141, Special Section. April 26, 1969. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Top Non-Rock", Record World, Vol. 23, No. 1141, Special Section. April 26, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Juke Box Top 25", Record World, April 12, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Hits of the World", Billboard, June 21, 1969. p. 94. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ Jimmy Fontana - Melodia, Ultratop. Retrieved March 27, 2018.