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==Early Career==
Humperdinck quickly absorbed American culture and began his singing career around the time he arrived. Then, when he was lacking success, the record manager for the [[Decca Records]] in the United States had to pick out a new name for Dorsey to catch on with the public. Eventually, in the late 1950s, the name "Engelbert Humperdinck" was adopted and he had several hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His career, however, declined, partly due to the British invasion of the mid-1960s, and his career didn't reach its height until [[1967]].
In 1967, in a turn of events seemingly taken from a musical or film melodrama, Humperdinck was contacted to be a last minute replacement on the popular variety show Saturday Night at the [[London Palladium]] when its scheduled star, Dickie Valentine, fell ill. Humperdinck performed "Release Me," a single that had just been released, and the result was an almost instant success for the singer. The song quickly hit the number one slot on the British music charts, and this success reflected on the U.S. music charts as well. At its peak, the "Release Me" single sold an unprecedented 85,000 copies daily, but moreover, the slow, powerful ballad became Humperdinck's signature tune, and a staple among adult vocals fans.
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