Elvis Presley Hawaii Vintage Original by Liquid Blue

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The soundtrack album for Elvis' new, all-ages musical comedy in the Bing Crosby mode offered a generous fourteen-track selection of Hawaiian-flavored, mostly romantic music. There is no question that Elvis found the mix not only palatable but very much to his taste (Bing Crosby's equally Hawaiian-flavored "Harbor Lights" was one of the first songs he ever recorded), and the Radio Recorders sessions included a combination of some of the best Nashville and L.A. studio pickers. As for the movie itself, the key element was a fixed determination on the part of both Colonel Parker and producer Hal Wallis to make the kind of movie that Elvis' audience unquestionably preferred: a musical entertainment, not a serious drama. This view had only been reinforced by the commercial (and some would say artistic) failure of Elvis' two most recent movies for 20th Century Fox, Flaming Star and Wild In The Country, both of which had offered him strong dramatic roles. Blue Hawaii, on the other hand, was a reprise of G.I. Blues, only better – in terms of both material and box-office success. The soundtrack album exceeded everyone's wildest expectations, selling nearly two million copies, a figure that would stand as an unapproachable all-time best. In addition, it yielded a Number Two pop hit, "Can't Help Falling In Love," a song with which Elvis would always be identified. And, perhaps needless to say, it established once and for all the course of a film career, which Elvis had once hoped, would see him become "the next James Dean."

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Tracklist

• Blue Hawaii

  Lee Robin/Ralph Rainger. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 22, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Almost Always True

  Fred Wise/Ben Weisman. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 22, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Aloha Oe

  Arranged and Adapted by Elvis Presley. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 21, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• No More

  Don Robertson/Hal Blair. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 21, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Can't Help Falling In Love

  Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 23, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Rock-A-Hula Baby

  Fred Wise/Ben Weisman/Dolores Fuller. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 23, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Moonlight Swim

  Sylvia Dee/Ben Weisman. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 22, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers. OVERDUBS Vocals: D. McCarty, V. Rees, L. Norman, J. Allen

• Ku-U-I-Po

  Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 21, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Ito Eats

  Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 22, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Slicin' Sand

  Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 21, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Hawaiian Sunset

  Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 21, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Beach Boy Blues

  Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 23, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Island Of Love

  Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 22, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

• Hawaiian Wedding Song

  Charles King/Al Hoffman/Dick Manning. Recorded for the motion picture Blue Hawaii. Recorded March 22, 1961 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks. Saxophone: Boots Randolph. Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey. Harmonica: George Fields. Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis. Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers

Credits

• Elvis Presley

  lead vocals

• The Surfers

  backing vocals

• The Jordanaires

  backing vocals

• Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis

  ukulele

• Hank Garland, Tiny Timbrell

  acoustic guitar

• Scotty Moore

  electric guitar

• Alvino Rey

  pedal steel guitar

• Dudley Brooks

  piano, celeste

• D.J. Fontana, Bernie Mattinson, Hal Blaine

  drums

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