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"BLUE HAWAII"

LP LSP-2426,LPM-2426,AFL1-2426,AYL1-3683
CD 3683-2-R
  1. BLUE HAWAII(Leo Robinson,Ralph Rainger)
    Bing Crosby sung in his 1937 film,"WAIKIKI WEDDING"(#5 on Hot 100).1958 Billy Vaughn Orch.(#37 on Hot 100)
  2. ALMOST ALWAYS TRUE(Fred Wise,Ben Weisman)
    French song,"Alouette" re-written in English for "Blue Hawaii".
  3. ALOHA OE(Queen Liliuokalani)
    Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani wrote it in 1878, based on "(Up Above My Head)THERE'S MUSIC IN THE AIR"(1845). Bing Crosby and Harry Owens recorded it in 1930's.
  4. NO MORE(Don Robertson,Hal Blair)
    "LA PALOMA" written in 1940 by Spanish,Sebastian Yradier was re-written for "Blue Hawaii"
  5. CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE(George Weiss,Hugo Peretti,Luige Creatore)
    "PLAISIR d'AMOUR"by Giovanni Martini was re-written for "Blue Hawaii"
    1987 hit by Cory Hart and 1993 #1 hit by UB40
  6. ROCK-A-HULA BABY(Fred Wise,Ben Weisman,Florence Kaye)
    Written for "Blue Hawaii"
  7. MOONLIGHT SWIM(Sylvia Dee,Ben Weisman)
    Recorded by Nick Noble(#37 0n Hot 100) in 1957. Anthony"Psyco"Perkins' recording of same year was better on chart(#24 on Top 100).
  8. KU-U-I-PO (HAWAIIAN SWEETHEART)(George Weiss,Hugo Peretti,Luige Creatore)
    Written for "Blue Hawaii"
  9. ITO EATS(Sid Tepper,Roy C.Bennette)
    Written for "Blue Hawaii". ITO is Japanese name.
  10. SLICIN' SAND(Sid Tepper,Roy C.Bennette)
    Written for "Blue Hawaii"
  11. HAWAIIAN SUNSET(Sid Tepper,Roy C.Bennette)
    Written for "Blue Hawaii"
  12. BEACH BOY BLUES(Sid Tepper,Roy C.Bennette)
    Written for "Blue Hawaii"
  13. ISLAND OF LOVE (KAUAI)(Sid Tepper,Roy C.Bennette)
    Written for "Blue Hawaii"
  14. HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG(Charles E.King,Al Hoffman,Dick Manning)
    Charles E.King wrote it for a opera,"Prince of Hawaii"in 1928 titled "Ke Kali Nei Au". Bing Crosby recorded it in English titled "Here Ends the Rainbow" in 1951. And in 1958 it was re-write by Hoffman-Manning and became a big hit(#11 on Hot 100) by Andy Williams.

"BLUE HAWAII"

CD 07863-66959-2
CD 07863-67459-2 (Limited Edition)
Limited edition CD cover
  1. BLUE HAWAII
  2. ALMOST ALWAYS TRUE
  3. ALOHA OE
  4. NO MORE
  5. CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
  6. ROCK-A-HULA BABY
  7. MOONLIGHT SWIM
  8. KU-U-I-PO
  9. ITO EATS
  10. SLICIN' SAND
  11. HAWAIIAN SUNSET
  12. BEACH BOY BLUES
  13. ISLAND OF LOVE
  14. HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG

  15. STEPPIN' OUT OF LINE
  16. CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE(Movie Version)
  17. SLICIN' SAND(Alternate take 4)
  18. NO MORE(Alternate take 7)
  19. ROCK-A-HULA BABY(Alternate take 1)
  20. BEACH BOY BLUES(Movie Version)
  21. STEPPIN' OUT OF LINE(Movie Version)
  22. BLUE HAWAII(Alternate take 3)


BLUE HAWAII RECORDING SESSION
Mar.21-23 at Radio Recorders,Hollywood

Guitar; Scotty Moore
Guitar; Hank Garland
Rhythm Guitar; Tiny Timbrell
Bass; Bob Moore
Drums; D.J.Fontana
Drums; Hal Blaine
Percussion; Bernie Mattinson
Piano; Dudley Brooks
Piano; Floyd Cramer
Harmonica; George Field
Sax; Boots Randolph
Ukulele; Bernie Lewis
Ukulele; Fred Tavares
Steel Guitar; Alvino Rey
Backup Vocalists; The Jordanaires(Gordon Stoker,Ray Walker,Hoyt Hawkins,Neal Mathews)
Backup Vocalists; The Surfers(Pat Sylva,Bernie Ching,Clay Naluai,Al Naluai)

STEPPIN' OUT OF LINE("POT LUCK" LP album) was recorded for the film but not used.