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{{Short description|1932 song by Lorenzo Barcelata}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Maria Elena
| name = Maria Elena
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| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Jimmy Dorsey]]
| artist = [[Jimmy Dorsey|Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra]] (vocals [[Bob Eberly]])
| album =
| album =
| EP =
| B-side = [[Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)|Green Eyes]]
| released = April 1941
| released = April 1941
| format =
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| writer = [[Lorenzo Barcelata]] <br/><small>Music and Spanish lyrics</small> <br/> [[Bob Russell (songwriter)|Bob Russell]]<br/><small>English lyrics</small>
| writer = [[Lorenzo Barcelata]] <br/><small>Music and Spanish lyrics</small> <br/> [[Bob Russell (songwriter)|Bob Russell]]<br/><small>English lyrics</small>
| producer =
| producer =
| prev_title = [[My Sister and I (song)|My Sister and I]]
| prev_title = [[Yours (Quiéreme Mucho)|Yours]]
| prev_year = 1941
| prev_year = 1941
| next_title =
| next_title = [[My Sister and I (song)|My Sister and I]]
| next_year =
| next_year = 1941
}}
}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
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| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_title = Always in My Heart
| next_year =
| next_year = 1964
}}
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==Jimmy Dorsey recording==
==Jimmy Dorsey recording==
The song was a number one hit for the [[Jimmy Dorsey]] [[orchestra]] with [[Bob Eberly]] on vocals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633210/m1/#track/5 |title=Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #3 |year=1972}}</ref> The recording was made on March 19, 1941 by [[Decca Records]] as catalog number 3698. The flip side was "[[Green Eyes (song)|Green Eyes]]". The record first reached the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts on May 16, 1941 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1 on June 14, 1941. The record was number one for two weeks.<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |title=Top Pop Records 1940-1955 |publisher=Record Research |year=1973}}</ref> Since "Green Eyes" was also a #1 hit, this was a major double-sided hit recording.
The song was a number one hit for the [[Jimmy Dorsey]] [[orchestra]] with [[Bob Eberly]] on vocals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633210/m1/#track/5 |title=Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #3 |year=1972}}</ref> The recording was made on March 19, 1941 by [[Decca Records]] as catalog number 3698. The flip side was "[[Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)|Green Eyes]]". The record first reached the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts on May 16, 1941 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 1 on June 14, 1941. The record was number one for two weeks.<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |title=Top Pop Records 1940-1955 |publisher=Record Research |year=1973}}</ref> Since "Green Eyes" was also a No. 1 hit, this was a major double-sided hit recording.


== Cover versions ==
== Cover versions ==
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*[[Lawrence Welk]] brought the song wide attention in the United States on his radio program, then in 1941 on the [[Okeh Records]] label.<ref name=BarcelataL-peer /><ref name=GarnatzJ-SPT-1991>{{Cite news |last=Garnatz |first=Judy |date=August 25, 1991 |title=Don't sell an item until you have been paid |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]}}</ref>
*[[Lawrence Welk]] brought the song wide attention in the United States on his radio program, then in 1941 on the [[Okeh Records]] label.<ref name=BarcelataL-peer /><ref name=GarnatzJ-SPT-1991>{{Cite news |last=Garnatz |first=Judy |date=August 25, 1991 |title=Don't sell an item until you have been paid |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]}}</ref>
*In the same year of 1941, The [[Wayne King]] Orchestra also had a #2 hit with "Maria Elena".
*In the same year of 1941, The [[Wayne King]] Orchestra also had a #2 hit with "Maria Elena".
*An instrumental version was recorded in 1958 and released in the United States in 1962 by Natalicio and Antenor Lima, better known as [[Los Indios Tabajaras]]. This popular revival hit No. 6 in the ''Billboard'' pop chart and No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' easy listening chart in the USA in late 1963,<ref>{{cite book |title=Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=150}}</ref> as well as making No. 5 on the UK singles chart at the same juncture. The Family Four released a Swedish version (called "Mari Helena"), crediting Henrick Lindstrom (and L. Barcelona) in the 1960s.
*An instrumental version was recorded in 1958 and released in the United States as a single by [[Los Indios Tabajaras]] in 1963. This popular revival hit No. 6 in the ''Billboard'' pop chart and No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' easy listening chart in the US in late 1963,<ref>{{cite book |title=Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=150}}</ref> as well as making No. 5 on the UK singles chart at the same juncture.
*[[Family Four]] released a Swedish version (called "Mari Helena"), crediting Henrick Lindström (and L. Barcelata), in 1966.
*[[The Shadows]] performed an instrumental version of this song on their 1967 album ''[[Jigsaw (The Shadows album)|Jigsaw]]''.
*[[The Shadows]] performed an instrumental version of this song on their 1967 album ''[[Jigsaw (The Shadows album)|Jigsaw]]''.
*[[Ry Cooder]] performed an instrumental version of this song on his 1972 album ''[[Boomer's Story]]''.
*[[Ry Cooder]] performed an instrumental version of this song on his 1972 album ''[[Boomer's Story]]''.
*German guitarist [[Blonker|Dieter Geike]] recorded an instrumental version on his 1983 album ''Homeland''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Blonker-Homeland/release/2645586 |title=Blonker – Homeland |website=Discogs.com}}</ref>
*German guitarist [[Blonker|Dieter Geike]] recorded an instrumental version on his 1983 album ''Homeland''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Blonker-Homeland/release/2645586 |title=Blonker – Homeland |website=Discogs.com|year=1983 }}</ref>
*[[Sneaky Pete Kleinow]], formerly pedal steel guitarist with the Flying Burrito Brothers, recorded an instrumental version of this song on his 1994 album ''The Legend and the Legacy''.
*[[Sneaky Pete Kleinow]], formerly pedal steel guitarist with the Flying Burrito Brothers, recorded an instrumental version of this song on his 1994 album ''The Legend and the Legacy''.
*[[Dick Dale]] also performed an instrumental version on his 1994 album ''Unknown Territory''.
*[[Dick Dale]] also performed an instrumental version on his 1994 album ''Unknown Territory''.
*[[Cesária Évora]] released a cover of the song on her 1999 album, ''[[Café Atlantico]]''.
*[[Cesária Évora]] released a cover of the song on her 1999 album, ''[[Café Atlantico]]''.
*In 2002, [[Michael buble|Michael Bublé]] released his own version on the album [[Dream (Michael Bublé album)|''Dream'']].
*In 2002, [[Michael buble|Michael Bublé]] released his own version on the album [[Dream (Michael Bublé album)|''Dream'']].
*Mike Dowling recorded an instrumental version on his 2005 Blue Fandango album.


==Popular culture==
==Popular culture==
*An instrumental version of the song was used for the background theme of the film ''[[Bordertown (1935 film)|Bordertown]]'', starring [[Paul Muni]] and [[Bette Davis]], in 1935. The next year the words and music were used in the Mexican film ''María Elena''.<ref name=BarcelataL-peer />
*An instrumental version of the song was used for the background theme of the film ''[[Bordertown (1935 film)|Bordertown]]'', starring [[Paul Muni]] and [[Bette Davis]], in 1935. The next year the words and music were used in the Mexican film ''María Elena''.<ref name=BarcelataL-peer />
*The [[Los Indios Tabajaras]] version is used in [[Wong Kar-wai|Wong Kar Wai]] film [[Days of Being Wild]] (1990), starring [[Leslie Cheung]].
*The [[Xavier Cugat]]ʼs version is used in [[Wong Kar-wai|Wong Kar Wai]] film [[Days of Being Wild]] (1990), starring [[Leslie Cheung]].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1941 singles]]
[[Category:1941 singles]]
[[Category:Wayne King songs]]
[[Category:Wayne King songs]]
[[Category:Spanish-language songs]]
[[Category:Songs in Spanish]]
[[Category:Okeh Records singles]]
[[Category:Okeh Records singles]]

Latest revision as of 15:38, 1 August 2024

"Maria Elena"
Single by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocals Bob Eberly)
B-side"Green Eyes"
ReleasedApril 1941
Recorded19 March 1941
LabelDecca Records
Songwriter(s)Lorenzo Barcelata
Music and Spanish lyrics
Bob Russell
English lyrics
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocals Bob Eberly) singles chronology
"Yours"
(1941) 		"Maria Elena"
(1941) 		"My Sister and I"
(1941)
"Maria Elena"
Single by Los Indios Tabajaras
A-side"Jungle Dream"
Released1963
GenreInstrumental
Length3:09
LabelRCA Victor Records
Songwriter(s)Lorenzo Barcelata
Los Indios Tabajaras singles chronology
"Maria Elena"
(1963) 		"Always in My Heart"
(1964)

"María Elena" is a 1932 popular song written by Lorenzo Barcelata (Spanish words and music). It was published by Peer International Corporation of Mexico.[1] The English lyrics are by Bob Russell.

Jimmy Dorsey recording

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The song was a number one hit for the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra with Bob Eberly on vocals.[2] The recording was made on March 19, 1941 by Decca Records as catalog number 3698. The flip side was "Green Eyes". The record first reached the Billboard charts on May 16, 1941 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 1 on June 14, 1941. The record was number one for two weeks.[3] Since "Green Eyes" was also a No. 1 hit, this was a major double-sided hit recording.

Cover versions

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  • A version with an English language lyric was recorded in February 1940 by Adolph Hofner and his Texans, one of the great Western Swing bands, in Dallas.[4]
  • Lawrence Welk brought the song wide attention in the United States on his radio program, then in 1941 on the Okeh Records label.[1][5]
  • In the same year of 1941, The Wayne King Orchestra also had a #2 hit with "Maria Elena".
  • An instrumental version was recorded in 1958 and released in the United States as a single by Los Indios Tabajaras in 1963. This popular revival hit No. 6 in the Billboard pop chart and No. 3 on the Billboard easy listening chart in the US in late 1963,[6] as well as making No. 5 on the UK singles chart at the same juncture.
  • Family Four released a Swedish version (called "Mari Helena"), crediting Henrick Lindström (and L. Barcelata), in 1966.
  • The Shadows performed an instrumental version of this song on their 1967 album Jigsaw.
  • Ry Cooder performed an instrumental version of this song on his 1972 album Boomer's Story.
  • German guitarist Dieter Geike recorded an instrumental version on his 1983 album Homeland.[7]
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow, formerly pedal steel guitarist with the Flying Burrito Brothers, recorded an instrumental version of this song on his 1994 album The Legend and the Legacy.
  • Dick Dale also performed an instrumental version on his 1994 album Unknown Territory.
  • Cesária Évora released a cover of the song on her 1999 album, Café Atlantico.
  • In 2002, Michael Bublé released his own version on the album Dream.
  • Mike Dowling recorded an instrumental version on his 2005 Blue Fandango album.
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lorenzo Barcelata". Peermusic.com.
  2. ^ "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #3". 1972.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. Oxford University Press.
  5. ^ Garnatz, Judy (August 25, 1991). "Don't sell an item until you have been paid". St. Petersburg Times.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 150.
  7. ^ "Blonker – Homeland". Discogs.com. 1983.
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