{"id":66424,"date":"2020-11-25T13:15:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T13:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=66424"},"modified":"2020-11-25T13:15:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T13:15:05","slug":"engelbert-humperdinck-and-janet-devlin-release-duet-cant-help-falling-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/11\/engelbert-humperdinck-and-janet-devlin-release-duet-cant-help-falling-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Engelbert Humperdinck And Janet Devlin Release Duet ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call it a surprise pop pairing or a festive fairytale. Engelbert Humperdinck and Janet Devlin\u2019s sumptuous cover of the Elvis classic, ‘Can\u2019t Help Falling In Love’ is both a tender tribute with a modern twist and a cross-generational ode to love and loss that seeks solace in troubled times.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A duet performed from different perspectives, the magical song teams the legendary king of love ballads with the young, Irish star whose breakthrough came on X Factor. ‘Can\u2019t Help Falling In Love’, made famous by Elvis in his film Blue Hawaii, was Janet\u2019s grandfather\u2019s favourite song. In the week he passed away, the then 16-year-old performed it live on X Factor and it has been a fan favourite and staple of her set ever since.<\/p>\n

Engelbert, who was friends with Elvis, caught the TV performance and was blown away. Before they\u2019d ever met, the unlikely pair had an invisible bond. Three years ago, Janet attended Engelbert\u2019s show at the Royal Court Theatre and, backstage, the two were finally introduced. Discussing their shared love of the song led to a plan this year to perform it together, in May, at Engelbert\u2019s planned show at London\u2019s Palladium.<\/p>\n

When Coronavirus caused the concert to be cancelled, the pair, who are now label mates, vowed to record their version remotely. Lifted as a single from Engelbert\u2019s new covers EP, ‘Sentiments’, the striking version beautifully blends Janet\u2019s spectral, soulful vocals with Engelbert\u2019s rich baritone. For the King of Love Ballads, as his fans have dubbed him for decades, the song is an affirmation of his feelings for the love of his life, his wife Patricia, and the sense of loss of communication he deals with every day as a result of her affliction with Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

\n

\u201cI have always adored Can\u2019t Help Falling In Love by my good friend Elvis when he recorded it almost 60 years ago,\u201d says Engelbert. \u201cThis year when the opportunity arrived to record it as a duet with the incredible Janet Devlin I was intrigued as there is about the same age difference between us as to when it was first performed by Elvis and his leading lady in Blue Hawaii.<\/p>\n

\u201cJanet and I have performed it not as a love song, but as a loving tribute to people very near and dear to our hearts. I am dedicating it to my wife of 54 years, Patricia. Janet is dedicating it to her grandfather Michael. Together, we have created a new version which we believe packs an emotional punch with its hopeful message of love… especially in these difficult times.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Janet, who released both her album, ‘Confessional’, and book My Confessional in 2020, said of the collaboration,<\/p>\n

\n

\u201cThis song holds so much emotion for me which spans nearly a decade. Performing it with Engelbert on stage would have been the icing on the cake, so you can imagine how disappointed we were when that couldn’t happen. But when I heard that we might be able to record it together, albeit remotely, I jumped at the chance! It might seem unconventional but the pairing really works, we were able to alternate and sing the lines that mean the most to us and of course, he’s an utter legend which made the experience all the more amazing!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On December 12th<\/sup>, Engelbert will perform his first ever Christmas Special, an exclusive and intimate concert which will be livestreamed from his home in California, featuring festive family favourites and seasonal songs.\u00a0 Tickets and details HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can stream and download ‘Sentiments’ here<\/a>, out now on OK! Good Records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Call it a surprise pop pairing or a festive fairytale. Engelbert Humperdinck and Janet Devlin\u2019s sumptuous cover of the Elvis classic, ‘Can\u2019t Help Falling In Love’ is both a tender tribute with a modern twist and a cross-generational ode to love and loss that seeks solace in troubled times.<\/p>\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,9,21453],"tags":[5053,568,286,8384,939,77,370,26493],"class_list":["post-66424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","tag-cant-help-falling-in-love","tag-engelbert-humperdinck","tag-ep","tag-janet-devlin","tag-new-ep","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-sentiments"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/engelbert-and-janet.jpg?fit=583%2C729&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-hhm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66753,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/12\/engelbert-humperdinck-releases-new-ep-sentiments\/","url_meta":{"origin":66424,"position":0},"title":"Engelbert Humperdinck Releases New EP, ‘Sentiments’","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"10\/12\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"As the world buckled down with COVID-19, iconic vocalist\u00a0Engelbert Humperdinck\u00a0had to adjust to the shifting restrictions provided by the pandemic. With his 2020 worldwide tour cancelled, Engelbert insisted on getting new music to his myriad of fans who were upset about missing the \u201cKing of Romance\u201d do his thing. In\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Music"","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/engelbert-humperdinck-sentiments.jpg?fit=474%2C474&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":57151,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/11\/our-reflections-on-the-new-ep-from-engelbert-humperdinck\/","url_meta":{"origin":66424,"position":1},"title":"Our ‘Reflections’ On The New EP From Engelbert Humperdinck","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"14\/11\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Last year we reviewed Engelbert Humperdinck's Christmas album, his first seasonal offering in 40 years; the previous year we reviewed 'The Man I Want To Be', and now, he's back with a new EP, 'Reflections', out this Friday, 15 November.","rel":"","context":"In "Concerts"","block_context":{"text":"Concerts","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/concerts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Reflections-Engelbert-Humperdinck.png?fit=425%2C425&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":31542,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/11\/engelbert-humperdinck-the-man-i-want-to-be\/","url_meta":{"origin":66424,"position":2},"title":"Engelbert Humperdinck – ‘The Man I Want To Be’","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"27\/11\/2017","format":false,"excerpt":"50 years sounds like a really long time to be in the same job, but that's how long living legend Engelbert Humperdinck has been charming audiences with his sonorous voice. To commemorate this milestone \"The Hump\" released his new album, 'The Man I Want To Be', on Friday 24 November.","rel":"","context":"In "New Releases"","block_context":{"text":"New Releases","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23172715_1520946314661864_1144269483574124952_n.jpg?fit=900%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23172715_1520946314661864_1144269483574124952_n.jpg?fit=900%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23172715_1520946314661864_1144269483574124952_n.jpg?fit=900%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23172715_1520946314661864_1144269483574124952_n.jpg?fit=900%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31481,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/11\/engelbert-humperdinck-the-man-i-want-to-be-out-november-24th-2017-via-ok-good-records\/","url_meta":{"origin":66424,"position":3},"title":"Engelbert Humperdinck\u00a0‘The Man I Want to Be’ Out November 24th 2017 Via OK! Good Records","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"22\/11\/2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Engelbert Humperdinck will release his new album, 'The Man I Want To Be', on Friday November 24, through OK! Good Records. A love letter to his wife, Patricia Healy, who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease and to whom he has been married for 53 years, the album includes songs by Ed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Releases"","block_context":{"text":"New Releases","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23172715_1520946314661864_1144269483574124952_n.jpg?fit=900%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23172715_1520946314661864_1144269483574124952_n.jpg?fit=900%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23172715_1520946314661864_1144269483574124952_n.jpg?fit=900%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23172715_1520946314661864_1144269483574124952_n.jpg?fit=900%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55964,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/09\/janet-devlin-returns-with-single-confessional\/","url_meta":{"origin":66424,"position":4},"title":"Janet Devlin Returns With Single ‘Confessional’","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"27\/09\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Irish songstress Janet Devlin returns to the big league with a brand-new release, \u2018Confessional\u2019.","rel":"","context":"In "Music"","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/janet-devlin.png?fit=227%2C227&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24648,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-janet-devlin-little-lights\/","url_meta":{"origin":66424,"position":5},"title":"Essential Advent Calendar: Janet Devlin – ‘Little Lights’","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"02\/12\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"December 2 and it's the turn of Janet Devlin to reveal herself, with her new Christmas EP, 'Little Lights'.","rel":"","context":"In "Christmas"","block_context":{"text":"Christmas","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/archived-categories\/christmas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Little-Lights-Cover-Medium.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Little-Lights-Cover-Medium.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Little-Lights-Cover-Medium.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Little-Lights-Cover-Medium.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}