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I'm a Better Man
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Wikipedia article
'"I'm a Better Man"' was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was a hit for Engelbert Humperdinck in 1969. It was a follow up to the previous release, "The Way It Used To Be".
Background
The record was released in the United States on Parrot 40040.'Standard Catalog of American Records', by Dave Thompson - [https://books.google.com/books?id=cWmSCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA624&dq=%22I'm+A+Better+Man%22Engelbert&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi81IqMzNfZAhUFNrwKHaQtA3cQ6AEIPDAF#v=onepage&q=%22I'm%20A%20Better%20Man%22Engelbert&f=false Page 624 HUMPERDINCK, ENGELBERT, 45s]
In the 1980s, the song ended up on an Engelbert compilation 'Release Me' which included other songs such as "Release Me", "There Goes My Everything" and "The Last Waltz".
Chart performance
On August 9, 1969, the record reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17134/engelbert-humperdinck/ Engelbert Humperdinck - Full Official Chart History], Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
On September 27, 1969, the record peaked at No. 38 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and it spent a total of seven weeks on the chart.[https://www.billboard.com/artist/engelbert-humperdinck/chart-history/hsi/ Engelbert Humperdinck | Chart History, I'm A Better Man], Billboard.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018. It also peaked at No. 6 on 'Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[https://www.billboard.com/artist/engelbert-humperdinck/chart-history/asi/ Adult Contemporary - Engelbert Humperdinck I'm a Better Man Chart History], 'Billboard.com'. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
References
Category:1969 songs
Category:1969 singles
Category:Decca Records singles
Category:Engelbert Humperdinck songs
Category:Songs with music by Burt Bacharach
Category:Songs with lyrics by Hal David
Category:Song recordings produced by Peter Sullivan (record producer)
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