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Blue Hawaii (song)
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Wikipedia article
'"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[http://tsort.info/music/yr1937.htm Songs from the Year 1937] as the B-side of "Sweet Leilani." This reached the No. 5 spot in the charts of the day during a 13-week-stay
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
*Al Bowlly - (1937)
*Bing Crosby - Decca 1175 (1937). 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)
*Billy Vaughn - Dot Records 45-15879 (1958): This recording peaked at No.37 on the US Hot 100.
*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
Category:Songs about Hawaii
Category:1937 songs
Category:1961 singles
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Songs with music by Ralph Rainger
Category:Songs with lyrics by Leo Robin
Category:Songs written for films
Category:Elvis Presley songs
Category:Frank Sinatra songs
Category:Bing Crosby songs
Category:David Byrne songs
Category:Andy Williams songs
Category:Al Bowlly songs
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