Engelbert Songs In Other Words Quiz

Answer: Misty Blue

Nowadays, wavelength is measured in nanometers, abbreviated nm. Pure blue is 470 nm. But when Prof. Quent and I were young, wavelength was measured in angstroms.

Engelbert recorded "Misty Blue" by Bob Montgomery in 1967. It was issued on the UK release of his first album, "Release Me" and on the US release of his second album, "The Last Waltz." To confuse matters still further, both of these albums came out in the same year, 1967.

Answer: The Last Waltz

"The Last Waltz," Engelbert's second UK Number One of 1967 and the title track of his second album, began his long and fruitful association with songwriting team Les Reed and Barry Mason.

Answer: Look at Me

Ritchie Adams and Alan Bernstein's "Look At Me" is on the 1977 album "Miracles By Engelbert Humperdinck." Adams and Bernstein wrote a number of songs for Engelbert, beginning with "After the Lovin" and ending with "This Moment in Time," the last song Ritchie Adams wrote before his untimely death.

Answer: Love Can Fly

"Love Can Fly" by Alan Blaikley is on "Engelbert," the first of the two albums he released in 1969.

Answer: After the Loving

Ritchie Adams and Alan Bernstein penned the lovely "After the Lovin'" (often written "After the Loving"), a song Engelbert recorded over the objections of his then manager, Gordon Mills. Engelbert's instincts proved correct, as the song gave him a gold record and the first of four Grammy nominations (as of 2015). It was released in 1976 both as a single and on the album of the same name.

Answer: Girl of Mine

The Les Reed/Barry Mason song "Girl of Mine" appears on Engelbert's "Another Time, Another Place" album, which came out in 1971.

Answer: A Man without Love

The Italian song "Quando M'innamoro" was written by Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri and Roberto Livraghi. Barry Mason wrote the English lyrics for Engelbert, who released the song in 1968 as "A Man without Love" both as a single and on the album of the same name.

Answer: Songs We Sang Together

Tony Macaulay wrote "Songs We Sang Together," which is on the 1973 album "Engelbert King of Hearts."

Answer: I Wish You Love

"I Wish You Love" appears on "Engelbert Humperdinck," the second of his two albums issued in 1969. It was originally a French song written by Leo Chauliac and Charles Trenet, with English lyrics added by Albert A. Beach.

Answer: A World without Music

Bobby Ili and Lee Phillips' "A World without Music" is on Engelbert's 1976 album "After the Lovin'."

Answer: If It Comes to That

Les Reed wrote "If It Comes to That," which Engelbert recorded on the 1967 album "The Last Waltz," his second album issued that year.

Answer: Leaving on a Jet Plane

Engelbert recorded John Denver's "Leavin' on a Jet Plane" on his 1970 album "We Made It Happen."

Answer: A Man and a Woman

"A Man and a Woman," from the French film of the same name, was written by Francis Lai and Pierre Barouh. It is on Engelbert's 1968 "A Man without Love" album.

Answer: Talk It Over in the Morning

Paul Williams and Roger Nichols wrote "Talk It Over in the Morning," which is on "Another Time, Another Place." The album was released in 1971.

Answer: Love Me with All Your Heart

"Love Me with All Your Heart" first appeared on Engelbert's 1970 "We Made It Happen" album.