Engelbert Potpourri Trivia Quiz

Answer: Love Will Set You Free

"Love Will Set You Free" was written by Sacha Skarbek and Martin Terefe.

"Love Is All," by Les Reed and Barry Mason who wrote "The Last Waltz," is another favorite that Engelbert has often performed and recorded through the years. It first appeared as a single in 1973 with "Lady of the Night" on the B side.

"Love Has Been a Friend to Me" )Hammond and Bettis) is on the 1991 album "Magic Night." "When Love Finds Your Heart" is on "The Dance Album," 1998. Chris Cox and Barry Harris wrote it.

Answer: without love

"A Man without Love" is the title song of Engelbert's third album, which came out in 1968.

Answer: Yes

The young Arnold Dorsey did his National Service in the British Army from 1954 through 1956, starting when he was eighteen. He was a motorcycle dispatch rider, a job that sparked a lifelong enthusiasm for motorcycles.

He talks about his time in the Army in Chapter Three of his autobiography, "Engelbert: What's In A Name?" (Virgin Books, 2004).

Answer: Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow recorded "Trying to Get the Feeling Again" by David Pomeranz on his 1975 album "Trying to Get the Feeling." As far as I know, Engelbert has not recorded this song. However, he has recorded other songs with "Feeling" or "Feelings" in the title.

"Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings" by Mickey Newbery is on Engelbert's releases "A Time for Us" (1977) and Greatest Hits & More (2007). "Feelings" is on "Magic Night" (1991) on which the song is credited to Albert, Kaisermann. "Maybe the Feeling Will Go" by Les Reed and Barry Mason, is on the 2001 release "It's All in the Game."

Answer: This is what you mean to me

"This Is What You Mean to Me" was written by Bobby Eli and Terry Collins. It is on the 1976 album "After the Lovin'".

The Stevie Wonder song "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is from the 1974 album "My Love." "You Belong to My Heart" is a standard by Ray Cilbert and Agustin Lara. It is on Engelbert's 1985 album "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening." I made up the title "Can't Live without You."

Answer: Dean Martin

Dean and Engelbert hit it off famously when Engelbert appeared on Dean's television show. As Engelbert recalls:

""In fact, we got on so well that I was invited back several times onto
his show and he decided to sponsor my appearances at the Riviera, which he partly owned, by changing the billing so it read 'Dean Martin presents ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK'."

Engelbert first opened at the Riviera in 1968. His album "Live at the Riviera" came out in 1971.

The quotation is from "Engelbert: What's in a Name?" Virgin Books, 1994, p. 90.

Answer: Yes

As well as a singer, Engelbert is also a songwriter. His many songs, sometimes written alone and sometimes with collaborators, include "Here We Are," "Can't You See" and "Totally Amazing".

Answer: Totally Amazing

Ever since Engelbert wrote "Totally Amazing" with his daughter, Louise Dorsey, in the mid 2000s it has been a favorite with his fans.

Answer: After the Lovin'

The Richard Adams/Alan Bernstein song "After the Lovin'", the title song of his twelfth studio album that came out in 1976, is almost as closely identified with Engelbert as is his signature tune, "Release Me."

"After the Lovin'" reached Number Eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and Number One on the Easy Listening chart. It went double platinum and earned Engelbert a Grammy nomination and the Most Played Jukebox Record of the Year award.

"Let's Remember the Good Times" was released as the B side of "After the Lovin" in 1976 and appeared on the "After the Lovin'" album that same year.. Arthur Schroek wrote it. "Loving You, Losing You" by T. & L. Bell is from the 1977 album "Miracles by Engelbert Humperdinck." "After You"is by Bob Crewe, Jerry Carbetto and Jeff Marmelzat. It is on "Love Is the Reason" (1990).

Answer: The Last Waltz

"The Last Waltz" has been a perennial favorite since its release in 1967, when it spent six weeks at number one. Engelbert has recorded the song many times and often includes it in his concerts.