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Elvis movies never came bigger than Blue Hawaii, the 1961 romantic musical comedy whose success helped push Presley into near full-time filmmaking for the bulk of the '60s. Not only was the flick a hit but so was the soundtrack, going Gold by the end of 1961, a success partially fueled by the ballad "Can't Help Falling in Love," a song so good it suggests the rest of the record might contain other gems. That's not the case. The record has its moments, including the dreamy title track, but as an album, Blue Hawaii is undone by a film that demands a good chunk of its tunes carry a Hawaiian flavor. Often, this mid-century Polynesian exotica has its charms -- Elvis croons sweetly on the swaying luaus and everybody involved has the good sense to embrace the project's inherent silliness, letting themselves josh around on deliberate fluff like "Rock-A-Hula Baby" and the vaudevillian rhumba that's "Beach Boy Blues." Both of these are ridiculous but on record, they're slightly preferable to the steady march of island tunes ("Aloha Oe," "Ku-U-I-Po," "Island of Love," "Hawaiian Love Song"), all silver screen corn performed with a bit more panache than they deserve.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - The Jordanaires, Associated Performer - Leo Robin, Composer, Lyricist - Ralph Rainger, Composer, Lyricist - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Fred Wise, Composer, Lyricist - Ben Weisman, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Associated Performer - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - The Jordanaires - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer - Lilioukalani Queen, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Don Robertson, Composer, Lyricist - Hal Blair, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Hugo Peretti, Composer, Lyricist - Luigi Creatore, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires - Thorne Nogar, Engineer - George Weiss, Composer, Lyricist - The Surfers
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Fuller, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer - Bill Lacey - Paul Williams - Dick Baxter - Fred Wise, Composer, Lyricist - Ben Weisman, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Sylvia Dee, Composer, Lyricist - Ben Weisman, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer - Robert Hull, Executive Producer - Joe Sasfy, Producer - Dennis Drake
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Luigi Creatore, Composer, Lyricist - Hugo Peretti, Composer, Lyricist - George David Weiss, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Sid Tepper, Composer, Lyricist - Roy C. Bennett, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Sid Tepper, Composer, Lyricist - Roy C. Bennett, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Sid Tepper, Composer, Lyricist - Roy Bennett, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Associated Performer - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Sid Tepper, Composer, Lyricist - Roy Bennett, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer - Bill Lacey - Paul Williams - Dick Baxter
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Sid Tepper, Composer, Lyricist - Roy Bennett, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires - The Surfers - Joseph Lilley, Producer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Associated Performer, Main Artist - CHARLES E. KING, Composer, Lyricist - Al Hoffman, Composer, Lyricist - Dick Manning, Composer, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Associated Performer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Elvis movies never came bigger than Blue Hawaii, the 1961 romantic musical comedy whose success helped push Presley into near full-time filmmaking for the bulk of the '60s. Not only was the flick a hit but so was the soundtrack, going Gold by the end of 1961, a success partially fueled by the ballad "Can't Help Falling in Love," a song so good it suggests the rest of the record might contain other gems. That's not the case. The record has its moments, including the dreamy title track, but as an album, Blue Hawaii is undone by a film that demands a good chunk of its tunes carry a Hawaiian flavor. Often, this mid-century Polynesian exotica has its charms -- Elvis croons sweetly on the swaying luaus and everybody involved has the good sense to embrace the project's inherent silliness, letting themselves josh around on deliberate fluff like "Rock-A-Hula Baby" and the vaudevillian rhumba that's "Beach Boy Blues." Both of these are ridiculous but on record, they're slightly preferable to the steady march of island tunes ("Aloha Oe," "Ku-U-I-Po," "Island of Love," "Hawaiian Love Song"), all silver screen corn performed with a bit more panache than they deserve.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:21
- Main artists: Elvis Presley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1961 Sony Music Entertainment
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