Blue Hawaii (album)

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Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaii cover
Soundtrack by Elvis Presley
Released October 1, 1961
Recorded 1961
Label RCA (RCA LSP-2426)
Producer Steve Sholes
Professional reviews
Elvis Presley chronology
Something for Everybody
(June 17, 1961)		 Blue Hawaii
(1961)		 Pot Luck
(June 5, 1962)

Blue Hawaii, the soundtrack album to the film Blue Hawaii was recorded from March 21-23, 1961 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, and was released in October.

Contents

[edit] Recording musicians

[edit] Tracks

[edit] Side 1

  1. "Blue Hawaii" - (Leo Robin & Ralph Rainger)
  2. "Almost Always True" - (Ben Weisman & Fred Wise)
  3. "Aloha Oe" - (Queen Lili'uokalani)
  4. "No More" - (Don Robertson & Hal Blair)
  5. "Can't Help Falling in Love" - (George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore)
  6. "Rock-A-Hula Baby" - (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Dolores Fuller)
  7. "Moonlight Swim" - (Ben Weisman & Sylvia Dee)

[edit] Side 2

  1. "Ku-u-i-po" ("Hawaiian Sweetheart") - (George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore)
  2. "Ito Eats" - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
  3. "Slicin' Sand" - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
  4. "Hawaiian Sunset" - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
  5. "Beach Boy Blues" - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
  6. "Island Of Love" - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
  7. "Hawaiian Wedding Song" - (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Charles King)

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1961 Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200) (mono and stereo) 1
1962
Preceded by
Judy at Carnegie Hall by Judy Garland		 Billboard 200 number-one album (mono)
December 11, 1961 - May 4, 1962		 Succeeded by
West Side Story (soundtrack)
by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
Preceded by
Stereo 35/MM by Enoch Light & the Light Brigade		 Billboard 200 number-one album (stereo)
December 11, 1961 - January 12, 1962		 Succeeded by
Holiday Sing Along with Mitch by Mitch Miller