"Blue Hawaii" is a popular song written by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger for the 1937 Paramount Pictures film Waikiki Wedding, starring Bing Crosby and Shirley Ross. Crosby recorded a version with backing by Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians, which was released in 1937[2] as the B-side of "Sweet Leilani". This reached the No. 5 spot in the charts of the day during a 13-week-stay [3]
| "Blue Hawaii" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Bing Crosby with Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians | |
| A-side | "Sweet Leilani" |
| Released | 1937 |
| Recorded | February 22, 1937[1] |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Label | Decca Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger |
| With Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians | |
| "Blue Hawaii" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Billy Vaughn | ||||
| from the album Blue Hawaii | ||||
| B-side | "Tico Tico" | |||
| Released | November 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Length | 2:02 | |||
| Label | Dot | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger | |||
| Billy Vaughn singles chronology | ||||
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The song subsequently received numerous cover versions, most successfully as the title track of the 1961 Elvis Presley film, the soundtrack of which stayed at #1 on the album chart for twenty consecutive weeks.
Other recordings
edit- Al Bowlly – (1937)
- Bing Crosby – Decca 1175 (1937).[4] Crosby also recorded the song for the album Bing: A Musical Autobiography in 1954.
- Patti Page – Page 3 – A Collection of Her Most Famous Songs (1957 album)[5]
- Billy Vaughn – Dot Records 45-15879 (1958): This recording peaked at No.37 on the US Hot 100.[6]
- Frank Sinatra – Come Fly with Me (1958)
- Andy Williams – Two Time Winners (1959) and To You Sweetheart, Aloha (1959)
- George Greeley – Warner Bros. Records WS-1366 (1960)
- Jane Morgan – Jane Morgan Sings More Golden Hits Kapp Records KL-1275 (1961)
- Elvis Presley – Blue Hawaii (1961)
- Pat Boone with Shirley Boone – I Love You Truly (1962)
- Willie Nelson – Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
- Suburban Rhythm – Suburban Rhythm (1997)
- David Byrne – Big Love: Hymnal (2008)
References
edit- ^ Decca 1000 - 1500 Numerical Listing 1175
- ^ Songs from the Year 1937
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 106. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955–2012. Record Research. p. 882.
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