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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Blue Hawaii
| Cover = <!-- just the file name -->
| Border =
| Alt =
| Caption =
| Artist = [[Bing Crosby]]
| Album =
| A-side = "[[Sweet Leilani]]"
| B-side =
| Released = 1937
| Format = 78 rpm
| Recorded = February 22, 1937<ref>[http://www.78discography.com/Dec1000.htm Decca 1000 - 1500 Numerical Listing] 1175</ref>
| Genre = [[Pop standards]]
| Length = <!-- {{Duration|m=MM|s=SS}} -->
| Label = [[Decca Records]]
| Writer = [[Leo Robin]], [[Ralph Rainger]]
| Producer =
| Certification =
| Chronology =
| Last single =
| This single =
| Next single =
| Misc = [[Lani McIntyre|'''With''' Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians]]
}}
{{distinguish|Till mitt eget Blue Hawaii}}
{{distinguish|Till mitt eget Blue Hawaii}}
{{Infobox song
'''"Blue Hawaii"''' is a [[popular music|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|Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians]], which was released in [[1937 in music|1937]]<ref>[http://tsort.info/music/yr1937.htm Songs from the Year 1937]</ref> as the B-side of "[[Sweet Leilani]]."
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| artist = [[Bing Crosby]] with [[Lani McIntyre]] and His Hawaiians
| album =
| A-side = [[Sweet Leilani]]
| released = 1937
| recorded = February 22, 1937<ref>[http://www.78discography.com/Dec1000.htm Decca 1000 - 1500 Numerical Listing] 1175</ref>
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Traditional pop]]
| length =
| label = [[Decca Records]]
| writer = [[Leo Robin]], [[Ralph Rainger]]
| producer =
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| misc = '''With''' [[Lani McIntyre]] and His Hawaiians
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{{Infobox song
The song subsequently received numerous cover versions, most successfully as the title track of the 1961 [[Elvis Presley]] film, the [[Blue Hawaii (album)|soundtrack]] of which stayed at #1 on the [[Billboard 200|album chart]] for twenty consecutive weeks.
| name = Blue Hawaii
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Billy Vaughn]]
| album = Blue Hawaii
| B-side = Tico Tico
| released = November 1958
| recorded = 1958
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Easy listening]]
| length = 2:02
| label = [[Dot Records|Dot]]
| writer = [[Leo Robin]], [[Ralph Rainger]]
| producer =
| prev_title = Cimarron
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = Hawaiian War Chant
| next_year = 1959
}}


'''"Blue Hawaii"''' is a [[popular music|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 in music|1937]]<ref>[http://tsort.info/music/yr1937.htm Songs from the Year 1937]</ref> as the B-side of "[[Sweet Leilani]]". This reached the No. 5 spot in the charts of the day during a 13-week-stay <ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/106 106]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/106}}</ref>
==Recordings==

*[[Bing Crosby]] - [[Decca Records|Decca]] 1175 (1937)
The song subsequently received numerous cover versions, most successfully as the title track of the 1961 [[Blue Hawaii|Elvis Presley film]], the [[Blue Hawaii (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of which stayed at #1 on the [[Billboard 200|album chart]] for twenty consecutive weeks.
*[[Billy Vaughn]] - [[Dot Records]] 45-15879 (1957)

*[[Frank Sinatra]] - ''[[Come Fly with Me (Frank Sinatra album)|Come Fly with Me]]'' (1958)
==Other recordings==
*[[Andy Williams]] - ''[[Two Time Winners]]'' (1959)
*[[Al Bowlly]] – (1937)
*[[George Greeley]] - [[Warner Bros.]] Records WS-1366 (1960)
*[[Bing Crosby]] – [[Decca Records|Decca]] 1175 (1937).<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=April 9, 2017}}</ref> Crosby also recorded the song for the album ''[[Bing: A Musical Autobiography]]'' in 1954.
*[[Jane Morgan]] - ''Jane Morgan Sings More Golden Hits'' [[Kapp Records]] KL-1275 (1961)
*[[Patti Page]] – ''Page 3 – A Collection of Her Most Famous Songs'' (1957 album)<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Patti-Page-Page-3-A-Collection-Of-Her-Most-Famous-Songs/release/2490231|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=April 9, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Elvis Presley]] - ''[[Blue Hawaii (album)|Blue Hawaii]]'' (1961)
*[[Billy Vaughn]] – [[Dot Records]] 45-15879 (1958): This recording peaked at No.37 on the US [[Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955–2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=882}}</ref>
*[[Willie Nelson]] - ''[[Honeymoon in Vegas]]'' (1992)
*[[Frank Sinatra]] – ''[[Come Fly with Me (Frank Sinatra album)|Come Fly with Me]]'' (1958)
*[[Suburban Rhythm]] - ''[[Suburban Rhythm]]'' (1997)
*[[David Byrne]] - ''[[Big Love: Hymnal]]'' (2008)
*[[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 (soundtrack)|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==
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Latest revision as of 00:46, 23 November 2024

For other uses, see Blue Hawaii (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Till mitt eget Blue Hawaii.
"Blue Hawaii"
Single by Bing Crosby with Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians
A-side"Sweet Leilani"
Released1937
RecordedFebruary 22, 1937[1]
GenreTraditional pop
LabelDecca 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"
ReleasedNovember 1958
Recorded1958
GenreEasy listening
Length2:02
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
Billy Vaughn singles chronology
"Cimarron"
(1958) 		"Blue Hawaii"
(1958) 		"Hawaiian War Chant"
(1959)

"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

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References

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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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