Sweet Leilani
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"."Sweet Leilani" is a song featured in the 1937 film, Waikiki Wedding. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song,[1] and Bing Crosby's record became one of the biggest hits of 1937.[2][3]
Harry Owens wrote the song on October 20, 1934 for his daughter Leilani, who was born the previous day. Leilani is a popular Hawaiian name, meaning "heavenly garland of flowers" (not "heavenly flower"). It also has a figurative meaning: Small Hawaiian children were carried on their parents' shoulders like a lei (garland), so the name took on the meaning "heavenly child."Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Prior to Waikiki Wedding, the song had been recorded by Sol Hoʻopiʻi under the title "Leilani" as the B-side of "Hawaiian Honeymoon" (Brunswick Records 55085).[4][5]
Harry Owens and his Royal Hawaiians performed "Sweet Leilani" in the 1938 film Cocoanut Grove starring Fred MacMurray.[6]
Other versions
"Sweet Leilani" became a standard of popular and Hawaiian music, easy listening, and to some extent jazz; and has occasionally been performed by country and rock artists. The following list is not intended to be exhaustive:
Albums
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- Harry Owens, Hawaii (1945)[7][8][9]
- Andre Kostelanetz, Motion Picture Favorites (1948)
- Rosemary Clooney with Harry James, Hollywood's Best (1952)[10]
- Bing Crosby recorded the song again in 1954 for his album Bing: A Musical Autobiography.
- Eddie Fisher, Eddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs (1955)[11]
- Frank Chacksfield, South Sea Island Magic (1957)[12]
- The King Sisters, Aloha (1957)[13][14]
- Marty Robbins, Song of the Islands (1957)[15]
- Arthur Lyman, Hawaiian Sunset: The Sounds of Arthur Lyman (1958)[16]
- André Kostelanetz, The Lure of Paradise (1959)[17][18]
- Les Paul and Mary Ford, Lovers' Luau (1959)[19][20]
- Billy Vaughn, Blue Hawaii (1959)[21][22]
- Andy Williams, To You Sweetheart, Aloha (1959)[23]
- George Greeley, The Most Beautiful Music of Hawaii (1960) Warner Bros. WS-1366 (LP)
- 101 Strings, In a Hawaiian Paradise (1961)[24][25]
- Nelson Riddle, Love Tide (1961)[26][27]
- Percy Faith, American Serenade (1963)[28][29]
- Burl Ives, On the Beach at Waikiki (1965)[30]
- Roberto Delgado, Blue Hawaii (1965)[31]
- Henry Mancini, The Academy Award Songs (1966)[32][33]
- Ray Conniff, Ray Conniff's Hawaiian Album (1967)[34]
- The Waikikis, Pearly Shells from Hawaii (1968)[35]Template:Deprecated source
- Don Ho, Hawaii's Greatest Hits (1970)[36][37]
- Roland Cazimero, Waikiki's Greatest Hits, Now! (1990)[38]
- Chris Isaak, Baja Sessions (1996)[39]
- Dennis Pavao, Sweet Leilani (1996)[40]
- Ray Anthony, Dream Dancing in Hawaii (1997)[41]
- Daniel Ho, Hawaiian Classics (1998)[42]
- Sonny Rollins, This Is What I Do (2000)[43]
- Teresa Bright, Tropic Rhapsody (2008)[44]
Selected compilations
- Elton Britt, Country Music's Yodelling Cowboy Crooner, Vol. 2 (2007)[45]
- Martin Denny, Bachelor in Paradise: The Best of Martin Denny (1996)[46]
- Cliff Edwards ("Ukulele Ike"), Singing in the Rain (1995)[47]
- Benny Goodman, The Essential Benny Goodman (2007)[48]
- The Platters, Four Platters and One Lovely Dish (1994)[49]
- Don Redman, 1936–1939 (1991)[50]
See also
References
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Songs from the Year 1937
- ↑ Allmusic "Sweet Leilani" Bing Crosby with music sample
- ↑ Brunswick 55000 series – The Online 78 rpm Discographical Project 55085
- ↑ Hulapages: The Covers: 1930–39 Template:Webarchive 1936, "Leilani."
- ↑ Internet Movie Database: Cocoanut Grove
- ↑ Capitol Album Discography, Part 1: The 78-rpm Albums: 1 to 149 A-4
- ↑ Capitol Album Discography, Part 2: The 10" Albums: 150 to 299 H-166
- ↑ Allmusic "Sweet Leilani" Harry Owens with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Ring Around Rosie/Hollywood's Best Rosemary Clooney Review with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Eddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs/Sings Irving Berlin/Broadway Classics Review with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic South Sea Island Magic/In the Mystic East Frank Chacksfield Review with music sample
- ↑ http://www.bsnpubs.com/capitol/previews/600-2999.pdf Capitol Records Discography, Continued T 808, p. 14.
- ↑ Allmusic Aloha The King Sisters with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic "Sweet Leilani" Marty Robbins with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Hawaiian Sunset: The Sounds of Arthur Lyman with music sample
- ↑ Discogs André Kostelanetz – Lure of Paradise
- ↑ Allmusic The Lure of France/The Lure of Paradise André Kostelanetz with music sample
- ↑ Discogs Les Paul & Mary Ford – Lovers' Luau
- ↑ Allmusic Lover's Luau Les Paul & Mary Ford Review with music sample
- ↑ Discogs Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra – Blue Hawaii
- ↑ Allmusic Sail Along Silv'ry Moon/Blue Hawaii Billy Vaughn Review with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic To You Sweetheart, Aloha Andy Williams Review with music sample
- ↑ Discogs 101 Strings – In a Hawaiian Paradise
- ↑ Allmusic Romantic Songs of the Sea 101 Strings Orchestra Review with music sample
- ↑ Discogs Nelson Riddle – Love Tide
- ↑ Allmusic Sea of Dreams/Love Tide Nelson Riddle with music sample
- ↑ Percy Faith – Original Albums, American Serenade
- ↑ Allmusic "Sweet Leilani" Percy Faith with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic A Little Bitty Tear: The Nashville Years 1961–1965 Burl Ives Review with music sample Disc 5, Track 19.
- ↑ Allmusic Blue Hawaii Roberto Delgado Review
- ↑ Allmusic The Academy Award Songs Henry Mancini Review with music sample
- ↑ RCA Victor Discography Template:Webarchive LSP-6013
- ↑ Allmusic Ray Conniff's Hawaiian Album with chart and music sample
- ↑ Albums by The Waikikis: Pearly Shells from Hawaii – Rate Your Music
- ↑ Discogs Don Ho – Hawaii's Greatest Hits
- ↑ Allmusic Hawaii's Greatest Hits Don Ho with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Waikiki's Greatest Hits, Now! Roland Cazimero with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Baja Sessions Chris Isaak Review with chart and music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Sweet Leilani Dennis Pavao
- ↑ Allmusic Dream Dancing in Hawaii Ray Anthony with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Hawaiian Classics Daniel Ho with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic This Is What I Do Sonny Rollins Review with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Tropic Rhapsody Teresa Bright with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Country Music's Yodelling Cowboy Crooner, Vol. 2 Elton Britt with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Bachelor in Paradise: The Best of Martin Denny Review with charts
- ↑ Allmusic Singing in the Rain Cliff Edwards with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic The Essential Benny Goodman Review with music sample
- ↑ Allmusic Four Platters and One Lovely Dish The Platters with music sample Disc 7, Track 24.
- ↑ Allmusic 1936–1939 Don Redman Review with music sample
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External links
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