Engelbert Humperdinck’s ‘Legacy of Love’

For more than four decades, Engelbert Humperdinck has shared his music with fans from every age on every continent including Malaysia. His Legacy of Love World Tour which stopped at the Resorts World Genting’s Arena of Stars on the 18 & 19^th June was anything but superb.

At 74, he showed no signs of slowing down. The two hour concert was a continuous flow of love ballads. Engelbert Humperdinck may be a little vain about his good looks and vocal cords, which seem to be as soothing today as they were when he burst to international stardom in 1967 with ‘Release Me.’ So it’s not a wonder he still merits the title ‘King of Romance.’

The legacy concert was punctuated with Humperdinck smooth onstage charisma charming his ardent fans with his easy chatter about his tour and himself. “I have been in the business for three years, no it’s 43 years and people say after 43 years, he still looks so young… just joking… but it’s true” he lamented, which brought laughter from the audience. It is obvious that he enjoys his successful lengthy career and he thanked his fans for it.

Engelbert Humperdinck sang his memorable hit tunes like ‘There Goes My Everything’ (1967), ‘Am I That Easy to Forget’ (1968), ‘A Man without Love (Quando M’Innamoro)’ (1968) and ‘After the Lovin’ (1976). Not left out was his first mega-hit ‘Release Me’ which was released in 1967 and went to number one in eleven countries, stopping The Beatles from hitting top of the Brit charts, a fact that he mentions at every concert.

He had the fans singing along with every number. But the crowd favorite was ‘The Last Waltz’ which was also a huge success in 1967. The Arena of Stars that was sold out that Friday night saw the audience singing and swaying with the waltz, bad pitching and all but they obviously didn’t care because they were having so much fun. That wasn’t all; he was very agile on stage dancing for the fast numbers including a country song, ‘I’m On Fire’ with cowboy hat and all.

He also paid tribute to the British younger singers when he sang James Blunt’s ‘Goodbye My Lover’ followed by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams’ ‘Really Loved a Woman’. This song again got the crowds singing together including the men. Engelbert Humperdinck also rendered his new single, ‘Tell Me Where It Hurts’, which is scheduled to be released in two weeks.

Born Arnold George Dorsey in Madras, India and the youngest of ten children, Engelbert Humperdinck has achieved an unmatched musical career that includes sales of a staggering 150 million albums worldwide including 64 Gold and 24 Platinum albums. His music has withstood the test of time thanks to his sensitive interpretation of the song lyrics.

The legacy of love between Engelbert Humperdinck and his viewers continues as an unstoppable force. He remains the accomplish global entertainer, a rare example of unique style and sophistication while continuing to perform for sold out audiences and his millions of fans all over the world. The demand for his music is so strong that he recorded many multi-language versions of his most popular songs.

Engelbert Humperdinck closed the concert with ‘We’ll Meet Again‘ and ‘My Way’ and yes, he certainly did it his way with new creative challenges designed to keep his fans surprised, satisfied and eager to come back for more. He finished by throwing his signature orange handkerchiefs to the audience much to the delight of his ardent female fans.