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The King Elvis Presley, Front Cover / LP / Blue Hawaii / lsp-2426 / 1961

Blue Hawaii

Label: lsp-2426
Released: October 1, 1961
RPM: 33 1⁄3
Stereo or Mono: Mono
Inches: 12"

Side A:

Matrix Side A: M2PY-2998-3S

01. Blue Hawaii [02:36] ¹) »
- Words & Music by Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger «
02. Almost Always True [02:25] ¹) »
- Words & Music by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise «
03. Aloha-Oe [01:53] ³) »
- Words & Music by Arranged By Elvis Presley «
04. No More [02:22] ²) »
- Words & Music by Don Robertson, Hal Blair «
05. Can't Help Falling In Love [03:01] ³) »
- Words & Music by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore «
06. Rock-A-Hula Baby [01:59] ³) »
- Words & Music by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Dolores Fuller «
07. Moonlight Swim [02:20] ⁴) »
- Words & Music by Sylvia Dee, Ben Weisman «

Side B:

Matrix Side B: M2PY-2999-5S

01. Ku-u-i-po [02:22] ²) »
- Words & Music by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore «
02. In Your Arms [01:23] ¹) »
- Words & Music by Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett «
03. Slicin' Sand [01:35] ²) »
- Words & Music by Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett «
04. Hawaiian Sunset [02:32] ²) »
- Words & Music by Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett «
05. Beach Boy Blues [02:03] ³) »
- Words & Music by Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett «
06. Island Of Love [02:41] ¹) »
- Words & Music by Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett «
07. Hawaiian Wedding Song [02:50] ¹) »
- Words & Music by Charles E. King, Al Hoffman, Dick Manning «

Recorded:

¹) Soundtrack Session For Paramount: Radio Recorders Blue Hawaii, March 21, 1961
²) Soundtrack Session For Paramount: Radio Recorders Blue Hawaii, March 22, 1961
³) Soundtrack Session For Paramount: Radio Recorders Blue Hawaii, March 23, 1961
⁴) Overdub Session For Paramount, Blue Hawaii, March 28, 1961

Details:

Soundtrack to Elvis's 1961 movie Blue Hawaii. A total of 14 songs were featured on the album, more than on any other Presley movie soundtrack LP. A red sticker advertising the single Can't Help Falling In Love / Rock-a-Hula Baby, appeared on the cover of some of the early pressings. Blue Hawaii quickly sold over a million copies, earning Elvis a God Disc award from the RIAA. Certification was made on December 21, 1961. The album eventually exceeded sales of over five million copies. Blue Hawaii was the first RCA album to use the new miracle surface process 317X. When polled by Billboard magazine, the nation's disc jockeys chose the album as their second most favorite LP of 1961.

Musicians:

Guitar Hank Garland, Scotty Moore
Rhythm Guitar Hilmer J. "Tiny" Timbrell
Steel Guitar Alvino Rey
Bass Bob Moore
Drums D. J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson
Piano Floyd Cramer
Piano / Celeste Dudley Brooks
Saxophone Homer "Boots" Randolph
Harmonica George Fields
Ukelele Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis
Backup Vocals The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker, The Surfers: Pat Sylva, Bernie Ching, Clay Naluai and Al Naluai
Vocals [Overdub] Loulie Gene Norman, Dorothy McCarty, Virginia Rees And Betty Allen [A7]


The King Elvis Presley, album, RCA lsp-2426, 1961, Blue Hawaii
The King Elvis Presley, album, RCA lsp-2426, 1961, Blue Hawaii
The King Elvis Presley, album, RCA lsp-2426, 1961, Blue Hawaii
The King Elvis Presley, album, RCA lsp-2426, 1961, Blue Hawaii

Blue Hawaii

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Released:
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RPM:
Stereo/Mono
Inches

lsp-2426
October 1, 1961

33 1⁄3
Mono
12"

Side A:

Matrix Side A: M2PY-2998-3S

Side B:

Matrix Side B: M2PY-2999-5S

01. Blue Hawaii [02:36] ¹)
- Words & Music by Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
01. Ku-u-i-po [02:22] ²)
- Words & Music by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
02. Almost Always True [02:25] ¹)
- Words & Music by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise
02. In Your Arms [01:23] ¹)
- Words & Music by Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett
03. Aloha-Oe [01:53] ³)
- Words & Music by Arranged By Elvis Presley
03. Slicin' Sand [01:35] ²)
- Words & Music by Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett
04. No More [02:22] ²)
- Words & Music by Don Robertson, Hal Blair
04. Hawaiian Sunset [02:32] ²)
- Words & Music by Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett
05. Can't Help Falling In Love [03:01] ³)
- Words & Music by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
05. Beach Boy Blues [02:03] ³)
- Words & Music by Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett
06. Rock-A-Hula Baby [01:59] ³)
- Words & Music by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Dolores Fuller
06. Island Of Love [02:41] ¹)
- Words & Music by Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett
07. Moonlight Swim [01:59] ⁴)
- Words & Music by Sylvia Dee, Ben Weisman
07. Hawaiian Wedding Song [02:50] ¹)
- Words & Music by Charles E. King, Al Hoffman, Dick Manning

Recorded:

¹) Soundtrack Session For Paramount: Radio Recorders Blue Hawaii, March 21, 1961
²) Soundtrack Session For Paramount: Radio Recorders Blue Hawaii, March 22, 1961
²) Soundtrack Session For Paramount: Radio Recorders Blue Hawaii, March 23, 1961
⁴) Overdub Session For Paramount, Blue Hawaii, March 28, 1961

More info:

Soundtrack to Elvis's 1961 movie Blue Hawaii. A total of 14 songs were featured on the album, more than on any other Presley movie soundtrack LP. A red sticker advertising the single Can't Help Falling In Love / Rock-a-Hula Baby, appeared on the cover of some of the early pressings. Blue Hawaii quickly sold over a million copies, earning Elvis a God Disc award from the RIAA. Certification was made on December 21, 1961. The album eventually exceeded sales of over five million copies. Blue Hawaii was the first RCA album to use the new miracle surface process 317X. When polled by Billboard magazine, the nation's disc jockeys chose the album as their second most favorite LP of 1961.

Musicians:

Rhythm Guitar Hilmer J. "Tiny" Timbrell
Steel Guitar Alvino Rey
Bass Bob Moore
Drums D. J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson
Piano Floyd Cramer
Piano / Celeste Dudley Brooks
Saxophone Homer "Boots" Randolph
Harmonica George Fields
Ukelele Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis
Backup Vocals The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker, The Surfers: Pat Sylva, Bernie Ching, Clay Naluai and Al Naluai
Vocals [Overdub] Loulie Gene Norman, Dorothy McCarty, Virginia Rees And Betty Allen [A7]