His “Release Me” may have kept THE BEATLES’ “Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane” single off the top spot back in 1967 but, unlike Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck never really found favors with the rock crowd – and that’s something the 90-year-old seems to want to remedy on his new album, which will be released on August 28th. Titled “Faithfully” after a JOURNEY evergreen the veteran has been performing in concert for some time now, it offers one specially penned, fresh piece called “Always My Love” alongside classics by heavier artists – although the Brit didn’t go as far as tackling metal classics as Pat Boone once did.
Still, unlike his American counterpart whose record was graced by the presence of only a few stars, including Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, Humperdinck’s offering features many more notable instrumentalists, so what Engelbert did promises to be quite interesting.
Faithfully
1. Faithfully (JOURNEY)
feat. Jonathan Cain & Keven Eknes
2. Take My Breath Away (BERLIN)
feat. Al Di Meola
3. More Than Words (EXTREME)
feat. Eric Gales
4. Something (THE BEATLES)
feat. Carmine Rojas
5. I Was Made For Lovin’ You (KISS)
feat. Harvey Mandel
6. Mama, I’m Coming Home (Ozzy Osbourne)
7. Drive (THE CARS)
8. Feel Like Makin’ Love (BAD COMPANY)
feat. Ian Anderson & Bob Daisley
9. Heaven (Bryan Adams)
feat. Marcus Nand
10. I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing (AEROSMITH)
feat. Sonny Landreth
11. Beth (KISS)
feat. Rick Wakeman
12. Always My Love
feat. Rene Le Blanc
13. Alone (HEART)
CD-only:
feat. Steve Morse & Jonathan Cain
14. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head (ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA)
feat. Marcus Nand & Jonathan Cain
15. I Won’t Back Down (Tom Petty)
feat. George Lynch
