"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.Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be

Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organization ...

. Accessed July 4, 2016. It is an English language adaptation of the

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song "Melodia", which was originally released by Isabella Iannetti in 1968. The song was a top ten hit in multiple countries, and spent 14 weeks on the

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, peaking at No. 3,Engelbert Humperdinck - Full Official Chart History
''

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''. Retrieved March 26, 2018. while reaching No. 1 in

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and Singapore,Hits of the World
, '' Billboard'', April 26, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved March 26, 2018. No. 3 in Malaysia, No. 5 in

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,Hits of the World
, '' Billboard'', July 5, 1969. p. 77. Retrieved March 27, 2018. No. 6 on the Irish Singles Chart, No. 7 on Norway's ''VG-''lista,Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be
''norwegiancharts.com''. Retrieved March 26, 2018. No. 7 in

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, and No. 9 in South Africa.Hits of the World
, '' Billboard'', April 5, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved March 27, 2018. 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,Hot 100 - Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used to Be Chart History
''Billboard.com''. Retrieved March 26, 2018. while reaching No. 4 on '' Billboard''s

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chart.Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening
, '' Billboard'', April 26, 1969. p. 50. Retrieved March 26, 2018. The song was ranked No. 26 on ''Billboard''s year-end ranking of 1969's "Top Easy Listening Singles".

Chart performance

Other versions

* An instrumental version was released by

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& His Orchestra, on his 1969 album ''Traces of Love''. *

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released a

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adaptation titled "Se päivä tulee kerran" in 1969, which reached No. 2 in Finland. *

Jimmy Fontana Jimmy Fontana (13 November 1934 – 11 September 2013) was an Italian actor, composer and singer-songwriter. Two of his most famous songs are " Che sarà", performed also by José Feliciano with Ricchi e Poveri, and " Il Mondo". Biography Born ...

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

. Retrieved March 27, 2018. * Milyo Naryo released a

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adaptation titled "Naka-Table Na Kita".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Way It Used to Be 1969 songs 1969 singles Decca Records singles Parrot Records singles Engelbert Humperdinck songs Songs written by Roger Cook (songwriter) Songs written by Roger Greenaway Number-one singles in Belgium