The Way It Used to Be (Engelbert Humperdinck song)

"The Way It Used to Be" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was released on the album Engelbert and as a single in 1969.[1][2] It is an English language adaptation of the Italian language song "Melodia",[3] which was originally released by Isabella Iannetti in 1968.[4][2]

"The Way It Used to Be"
Single by Engelbert Humperdinck
from the album Engelbert
B-side"A Good Thing Going"
Released1969
GenreTraditional pop
Length3:09
LabelDecca (UK)
Parrot (US)
Songwriter(s)Music: Corrado Conti & Franco Cassano
English lyrics: Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
Italian lyrics: Gianni Argenio
Producer(s)Peter Sullivan
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology
"Les Bicyclettes de Belsize"
(1968)		 "The Way It Used to Be"
(1969)		 "I'm a Better Man (For Having Loved You)"
(1969)

The song was a top ten hit in multiple countries, and spent 14 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3,[5] while reaching No. 1 in Flanders[2] and Singapore,[6] No. 3 in Malaysia,[6] No. 5 in Yugoslavia,[7] No. 6 on the Irish Singles Chart,[8] No. 7 on Norway's VG-lista,[9] No. 7 in Wallonia,[10] and No. 9 in South Africa.[11] The song was a hit in other nations as well.

In the United States, the song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 42,[12] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[13][14] The song was ranked No. 26 on Billboard's year-end ranking of 1969's "Top Easy Listening Singles".[15]

Chart performance
Chart (1969) Peak
position
Canada - RPM 100[16] 18
Canada - RPM Adult contemporary[17] 4
Flanders[2] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 6
Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[6] 3
Netherlands (Parool Top 20)[18] 19
Netherlands (Veronica Top 40)[19] 21
New Zealand Listener[20] 18
Norway (VG-lista)[9] 7
Singapore (Radio Singapore)[6] 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[11] 9
UK Singles Chart[5] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 42
US Billboard Easy Listening[14] 4
US Cash Box Top 100[21] 26
US Record World 100 Top Pops[22] 24
US Record World Top Non-Rock[23] 4
US Record World Juke Box Top 25[24] 8
Wallonia[10] 7
Yugoslavia (Novi Džuboks)[7] 5

Other versions

An instrumental version was released by Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra, on his 1969 album Traces of Love.[25]

Fredi released Finnish language adaptation titled "Se päivä tulee kerran" in 1969, which reached No. 2 in Finland.[26]

Jimmy Fontana released a version of "Melodia" in 1969, which bubbled under the top 50 in Wallonia.[27]

References
  1. "Engelbert – Engelbert Humperdinck". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  2. Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be, Ultratop. Accessed July 4, 2016.
  3. "From the Music Capitals of the World", Billboard, April 19, 1969. p. 26. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. Isabella Iannetti - Melodia, norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. Engelbert Humperdinck - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  6. "Hits of the World", Billboard, April 26, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. "Hits of the World", Billboard, July 5, 1969. p. 77. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Way it Used to Be". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  9. Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be, norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  10. Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be, Ultratop. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  11. "Hits of the World", Billboard, April 5, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  12. Hot 100 - Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used to Be Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  13. Adult Contemporary - Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used to Be Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  14. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, April 26, 1969. p. 50. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  15. "Top Records of 1969", Billboard, December 27, 1969. p. 17. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  16. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 9, April 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  17. "Young Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 9, April 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  18. Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be, Dutch Charts. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  19. Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be, Media Markt Top 40. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  20. NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  21. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, May 3, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  22. "100 Top Pops", Record World, Vol. 23, No. 1141, Special Section. April 26, 1969. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  23. "Top Non-Rock", Record World, Vol. 23, No. 1141, Special Section. April 26, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  24. "Juke Box Top 25", Record World, April 12, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  25. "Traces of Love – Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  26. "Hits of the World", Billboard, June 21, 1969. p. 94. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  27. Jimmy Fontana - Melodia, Ultratop. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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