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Universal International's 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck may not be the definitive set of highlights from the crooner's 50-year career – that honor goes to Hip-O's sprawling 44-track Gold anthology – but its 12 classic and remastered cuts represent the cream of the crop. Humperdinck – the man was bold enough to choose the stage name, over Arnold George Dorsey – was a master interpreter of ballads, and while standards like "Release Me (And Love Again)" and "There Goes My Everything" had enjoyed popularity years before, his versions stand as the most recognizable. The Millennium Collection is a great entry point into this legendary singer and showman's long and celebrated career.

As compilations go, Universal's two-CD Greatest Hits and More might be the best sampling of Engelbert Humperdinck's work that has yet appeared. All of his best-loved hits are here (including "Release Me," "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize," "Quando Quando Quando," and "There Goes My Everything"), but there are also a few extra tidbits that should keep even longtime fans happy with the program – most notably, four brand new songs.

Engelbert Humperdinck is an English pop singer. Humperdinck has been described as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around." His singles "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz" both topped the UK music charts in 1967, and sold more than a million copies each…