We Made It Happen (Engelbert Humperdinck album)

We Made It Happen is the sixth studio album by singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1970.

Background

On this album Engelbert is performing more covers of other people's hits rather than breaking his own. Previous albums had some covers, but not this many.

Production

• Producer: Peter Sullivan
• Music Director: Ian Greene (track 1)
• Music Director: Charles Blackwell (tracks 2-6)
• Music Director: Laurie Holloway (track 7)
• Music Director: Les Reed (track 8)
• Music Director: Mike Vickers (tracks 9, 11-12)
• Music Director: Kenny Clayton (track 10)
• Arranger: Laurie Holloway (track 2)
• Arranger: Charles Blackwell (tracks 3-5)
• Arranger: Arthur Greenslade (track 6)

Release

Decca Records released the album in the UK in June of 1970. Parrot Records issued an 11-track version of the album in the US at about the same time, judging from the chart activity. The US version omitted "Wand'rin' Star," and listed "Love Me With All Your Heart" as "Love Me With All Your Heart (Quando Caliente El Sol)" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane" as "Leavin' on a Jet Plane."
Dutton Vocalion reissued the UK version of the album on August 11, 2009 as half of a 2-fer CD, We Made It Happen/Sweetheart.
Decca released the UK version again in 2017 as disc 6 of The Complete Decca Studio Albums.

We Made It Happen
Studio album by Engelbert Humperdinck
Released	June 1970
Recorded	1970
Studio	Media Sound, New York
Genre	Easy listening, pop
Length	34:33 (UK), 31:33 (US)
Label	Decca (UK), Parrot (US)
Producer	Peter Sullivan
Engelbert Humperdinck chronology
Engelbert Humperdinck (1969) We Made It Happen (1970) Sweetheart (1971)

Track listing

UK version

Side 1

1. "We Made It Happen" (Paul Anka) 3:00
2. "My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby) 3:00
3. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 2:15
4. "Love Me With All Your Heart" (Rafael Gaston Perez, Carlos Albert Martinoli, Carlos Rigual, Mario Rigual, Michael Vaughn) 3:15
5. "Words" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) 2:50
6. "Something" (George Harrison) 2:20

Side 2

1. "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil) 2:15
2. "Love for Love (Ciao, My Love)" (Claudio Natili, Renato Martini) 3:08
3. "Just Say I Love Her" (Rodolfo Falvo, Jack Val, Jimmy Dale, Enzo Fusco, Martin Kalmanoff, Sam Ward) 3:05
4. "Wand'rin' Star" (Frederick Loewe, Alan J. Lerner) 3:00
5. "My Wife the Dancer" (Edward Mascari, Erwin Wenzlaff) 2:50
6. "Leaving on a Jet Plane" (John Denver) 3:35

US version

Side 1

1. "We Made It Happen" (Paul Anka) 3:00
2. "My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby) 3:00
3. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 2:15
4. "Love Me With All Your Heart (Quando Caliente El Sol)" (Rafael Gaston Perez, Carlos Albert Martinoli, Carlos Rigual, Mario Rigual, Michael Vaughn) 3:15
5. "Words" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) 2:50
6. "Something" (George Harrison) 2:20

Side 2

1. "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil) 2:15
2. "Love for Love (Ciao, My Love)" (Claudio Natili, Renato Martini) 3:08
3. "Just Say I Love Her" (Rodolfo Falvo, Jack Val, Jimmy Dale, Enzo Fusco, Martin Kalmanoff, Sam Ward) 3:05
4. "My Wife the Dancer" (Edward Mascari, Erwin Wenzlaff) 2:50
5. "Leavin' on a Jet Plane" (John Denver) 3:35

Charts

Peak positions

Country	Position	Entry date
UK Official Charts	17	July 11, 1970
US Billboard 200	19	July 11, 1970
Norway VG-lista	13	June 20, 1970

External links

• We Made It Happen (Decca SKL 5054) at Discogs

• We Made It Happen (Parrot XPAS 71038) at Discogs

• engelbert.com - We Made It Happen album detail