Winter World of Love explained

Winter World of Love
Cover:Winter_World_of_Love_-_Engelbert_Humperdinck.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Engelbert Humperdinck
Album:Engelbert Humperdinck
B-Side:Take My Heart
Released:1969
Genre:Traditional pop
Label:Decca (UK)
Parrot (US)
Producer:Peter Sullivan
Prev Title:I'm a Better Man (For Having Loved You)
Prev Year:1969
Next Title:My Marie
Next Year:1970

"Winter World of Love" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was released on his eponymous album and as a single in 1969.[1]

The song was an international hit and spent 13 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 7,[2] while reaching No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart, and No. 4 in Flanders.[1] In Canada, the song reached No. 8 on the "RPM 100"[3] and No. 1 on RPMs adult contemporary chart.[4] In the United States, the song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 16,[5] while reaching No. 3 on Billboards Easy Listening chart.[6] [7] The song was a hit in other nations as well.

Chart performance

Chart (1969-1970)Peak
position
Australia 78
Canada - RPM 1008
Canada - RPM Adult Contemporary1
Belgium (Flanders)4
Germany27
Netherlands (Veronica Top 40)[8] 12
Netherlands (Hilversum 3 Top 30)[9] 14
New Zealand (Listener)[10] 20
UK Singles Chart7
US Billboard Hot 10016
US Billboard Easy Listening3
US Cash Box Top 100[11] 13
US Record World 100 Top Pops[12] 14
US Record World Top Non-Rock[13] 3
US Record World Juke Box Top 25[14] 12
Belgium (Wallonia)[15] 28

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/271fd/Engelbert-Humperdinck-Winter-World-Of-Love Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World of Love
  2. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17134/engelbert-humperdinck/ Engelbert Humperdinck - Full Official Chart History
  3. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 12, No. 26, February 14, 1970. Accessed July 4, 2016.
  4. "Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 12, No. 24, January 31, 1970. Accessed July 4, 2016.
  5. https://www.billboard.com/artist/engelbert-humperdinck/chart-history/hsi/ Hot 100 - Engelbert Humperdinck Winter World of Love Chart History
  6. https://www.billboard.com/artist/engelbert-humperdinck/chart-history/asi/ Adult Contemporary - Engelbert Humperdinck Winter World of Love Chart History
  7. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, February 7, 1970. p. 46. Accessed July 4, 2016.
  8. http://www.top40.nl/engelbert-humperdinck/engelbert-humperdinck-winter-world-of-love_10026 Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World of Love
  9. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Engelbert+Humperdinck&titel=Winter+World+Of+Love&cat=s Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World of Love
  10. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qsongid=1873#n_view_location NZ Listener chart statistics for Winter World of Love
  11. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, February 7, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  12. "100 Top Pops", Record World, January 24, 1970. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  13. "Top Non-Rock", Record World, January 24, 1970. p. 24. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  14. "Juke Box Top 25", Record World, January 31, 1970. p. 24. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  15. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/271fd/Engelbert-Humperdinck-Winter-World-Of-Love Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World of Love