Personnel includes: Englebert Humperdinck (vocals).

Includes liner notes by Mike Ragogna and Pat Lawrence.

Digitally remastered by Suha Gur (Universal Music Studios East, Edison, New Jersey).

Released in 2000, this 17-track compilation does an admirable job of living up to its title by presenting many of Engelbert Humperdinck's finest 1960s and '70s recordings. Beginning with the much-adored Anglo-Indian crooner's biggest hit--the lush, wistful "Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)"--the disc touches on the deep-voiced pop performer's signature tunes, closing with another one of Humperdinck's drama-laden late-'60s singles, "The Last Waltz." Although there are many Engelbert anthologies on the market, ULTIMATE COLLECTION is certainly one of the better ones.