All Eyes on Engelbert Trivia Quiz

Answer: Spanish eyes

Engelbert first recorded "Spanish Eyes" by Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder and Bert Kaempfert on his 1968 album "A Man Without Love."

"Angel Eyes" has been recorded by, among others, Frank Sinatra and the great Ella Fitzgerald. It was written in 1946 by Earl Brent and Matt Dennis.

"Ebony Eyes" is a 1961 song written by John D. Loudermilk and recorded by the Everly Brothers. Though the record only reached number eight in the U.S., both "Ebony Eyes" and the flip side, "Walk Right Back" topped the British chart. This feat is all the more remarkable since the BBC banned "Ebony Eyes" as having lyrics too upsetting to be played on the radio.

I've never come across a song called "Crying Eyes," though several songs have "cry" or "crying" in the title.

Answer: Can't Take My Eyes off You

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is from Engelbert's album "A Man without Love" (1968). It was written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio.

"I Only Have Eyes for You" was written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin in 1934. The song has enjoyed continuous popularity as a Jazz and Pop standard, with perhaps its most recognizable recording being that by the Flamingos in 1959.

"The Look of Love" was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It has been recorded by, among others, Dusty Springfield and Sergio Mendez & Brasil 66.

"My Eyes Adored You" by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan was a 1974 hit for Frankie Vali. As far as I know, Engelbert has not recorded any of these three songs.

Answer: blue eyes

"Blue Eyes" is on "The Winding Road" (2007). Elton John and Gary Osborne wrote it.

"Green Eyes" was written in Spanish by Adolfo Utrera and Nilo Menéndez in 1929. Given English lyrics in 1931 by Eddie Rivera and Eddie Woods, the song is best known from the recording made in 1941 by Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra with vocals by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell. This record spent twenty-one weeks on the U.S. Billboard chart, peaking at Number One. The flip side, "Maria Elena," also became a Number One hit.

"Bright Eyes" was written by Mike Batt for the 1978 British animated film adaptation of Richard Adams' 1972 novel "Watership Down." Art Garfunkel recorded the song for the movie's soundtrack. It was released on UK and European versions of Art's 1979 "Fate for Breakfast" and on the US release of his 1981 album "Scissors Cut." "Bright Eyes" was the biggest selling single of 1979 in the UK.

"Dark Eyes" is a Russian folk song.

Incidentally, Engelbert's eyes are green.

Answer: Can't You See

Engelbert wrote "Can't You See." It appears on his 2007 release "Greatest Hits & More."

Perhaps most memorably recorded by the American Jazz trumpeter and singer Chet Baker in 1954, "Look for the Silver Lining" was written in 1919 by Buddy De Sylva and Jerome Kern. "Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue?" is a 1925 song by Alfred Bryan and George W. Meyer. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" is a Jazz standard by Duke Ellington, Harry James, Don George and Johnny Hodges.

Thanks to Jonathan David Holmes on the Facebook group The Jazz Age for help with this question.

Answer: I'll be seeing you

"I'll Be Seeing You" is a World War II era standard by Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal. It is on Engelbert's 1985 release "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening."

"I'll See You in My Dreams" was written in 1924 by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn. "I'll See You Again" was written by Noël Coward in 1929. "I'll Be Watching for You" doesn't sound much like a song title. That's one I made up.

Answer: I Can See Clearly Now

"I Can See Clearly Now" was a 1972 hit for Johnny Nash. Engelbert included it on his 2009 album "A Taste of Country."

"Look to the Rainbow" is from the 1947 Broadway musical and 1968 Francis Ford Copula film "Finian's Rainbow" by Burton Lane and E.Y. Harberg.

"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" is the title song of Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner's 1965 Broadway musical and 1970 film about ESP and reincarnation.

"Looks Like We Made It" is by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings. It comes from Barry Manilow's 1976 album "This One's for You."

Answer: The More I See You

"The More I See You" by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon, is on Engelbert's 1985 album of standards, "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening."

"If I Could Love You More" is by Hal David and Archie Jordan. Engelbert included it on his 1996 "After Dark" album.

The other choices are made up.

Answer: Who's That Look in Your Eye?

Engelbert recorded the Robert Byrne/Tom Brasfield song "Who's That Look in Your Eye" on his 1983 album "You and your Lover."

"Close Your Eyes" by Jorden Milnes and Aaron Taylor is a Jazz standard written in 1933. It has been recorded by the great and much under appreciated Doris Day among others.

The Chi-Lites recorded "Have You Seen Her" by Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin on their 1971 album "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People." As a single, "Have You Seen Her" peaked at Number Three on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached Number One on the R&B chart in the U.S. and Number Three on the UK Singles Chart.

"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Richard Leigh, is from Crystal Gayle's 1977 album "We Must Believe in Magic." As a single "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" reached Number Two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Number One on the Country chart. It also earned Crystal the 1978 Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Answer: I looked into the wings

"Looked into the Wings" by Franzela, Linzer and Fromm is on "Released" (2010). I made up the other choices.

Answer: What You See Is Who I Am

"What You See Is Who I Am" comes from "Last of the Romantics," 1978. It was written by David Pomeranz and Buddy Kay.

"Through the Eyes of Love" by Milton Addington, Jack Clement and Allen Reynolds is from "Engelbert," 1969. "Show and Tell" is from Engelbert's 1974 album "My Love." Jerry Fuller wrote it. "Look At Me" is from "Miracles By Engelbert Humperdinck," 1977. Ritchie Adams and Alan Bernstein wrote it.