en Blue Hawaii (song)

"Blue Hawaii"
"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

"Blue Hawaii"
"Blue Hawaii"
Single by Bing Crosby with Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians
A-side	"Sweet Leilani"
Released	1937
Recorded	February 22, 1937
Genre	Traditional pop
Label	Decca Records
Songwriter(s)	Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
	With Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians

"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]

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).^[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

^ 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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[1] Decca 1000 - 1500 Numerical Listing 1175

[2] Songs from the Year 1937

[3] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 106. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[4] "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 9, 2017.

[5] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017.

[6] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955–2012. Record Research. p. 882.

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