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by Haruo Hirose
(Last update, May.11,1997)
"BLUE HAWAII"
LP LSP-2426,LPM-2426,AFL1-2426,AYL1-3683
CD 3683-2-R
- 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)
- ALMOST ALWAYS TRUE(Fred Wise,Ben Weisman)
French song,"Alouette" re-written in English for "Blue Hawaii".
- 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.
- NO MORE(Don Robertson,Hal Blair)
"LA PALOMA" written in 1940 by Spanish,Sebastian Yradier was re-written for "Blue Hawaii"
- 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
- ROCK-A-HULA BABY(Fred Wise,Ben Weisman,Florence Kaye)
Written for "Blue Hawaii"
- 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).
- KU-U-I-PO (HAWAIIAN SWEETHEART)(George Weiss,Hugo Peretti,Luige Creatore)
Written for "Blue Hawaii"
- ITO EATS(Sid Tepper,Roy C.Bennette)
Written for "Blue Hawaii". ITO is Japanese name.
- SLICIN' SAND(Sid Tepper,Roy C.Bennette)
Written for "Blue Hawaii"
- HAWAIIAN SUNSET(Sid Tepper,Roy C.Bennette)
Written for "Blue Hawaii"
- BEACH BOY BLUES(Sid Tepper,Roy C.Bennette)
Written for "Blue Hawaii"
- ISLAND OF LOVE (KAUAI)(Sid Tepper,Roy C.Bennette)
Written for "Blue Hawaii"
- 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)
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- BLUE HAWAII
- ALMOST ALWAYS TRUE
- ALOHA OE
- NO MORE
- CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
- ROCK-A-HULA BABY
- MOONLIGHT SWIM
- KU-U-I-PO
- ITO EATS
- SLICIN' SAND
- HAWAIIAN SUNSET
- BEACH BOY BLUES
- ISLAND OF LOVE
- HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG
- STEPPIN' OUT OF LINE
- CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE(Movie Version)
- SLICIN' SAND(Alternate take 4)
- NO MORE(Alternate take 7)
- ROCK-A-HULA BABY(Alternate take 1)
- BEACH BOY BLUES(Movie Version)
- STEPPIN' OUT OF LINE(Movie Version)
- 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.