Blue Hawaii (song)
"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 as the B-side of "Sweet Leilani". This reached the No. 5 spot in the charts of the day during a 13-week-stay
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 – HMV BD-440
- Bing Crosby – Decca 1175. 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
- Billy Vaughn – Dot Records 45-15879 : This recording peaked at No.37 on the US Hot 100.
- Frank Sinatra – Come Fly with Me
- Andy Williams – Two Time Winners and To You Sweetheart, Aloha
- George Greeley – Warner Bros. Records WS-1366
- Wayne King – Songs of the Islands – Decca DL 74023
- Jane Morgan – Jane Morgan Sings More Golden Hits Kapp Records KL-1275
- Elvis Presley – Blue Hawaii
- Pat Boone with Shirley Boone – I Love You Truly
- Don Ho – Hawaii's Greatest Hits
- Willie Nelson – Honeymoon in Vegas
- Suburban Rhythm – Suburban Rhythm
- David Byrne – ''Big Love: Hymnal''