Blue Hawaii (Nora Aunor album)

"Pearly Shells"
Blue Hawaii
Studio album by Nora Aunor
Released	1971
Genre	Hawaiian
Length	34:45 minutes
Language	English
Label	Alpha Records Corporation (Philippines)
Nora Aunor chronology
Singles from Superstar Nora Aunor
	"Pearly Shells"; "Little Brown Gal"; "Tiny Bubbles"; "Blue Hawaii"; "Moonlight Swim"; "My Little Grass Shack"; "Beyond the Reef"; "Aloha ʻOe"; "To You Sweetheart, Aloha"; "Cupid"; "Can't Help Falling in Love";

Last updated August 19, 2019

Blue Hawaii is the fifth studio album by Filipino singer-actress Nora Aunor, released in 1971 and 14th album since 1967. This was by Alpha Records Corporation in the Philippines in LP format^[1] and later released in 1999 in a compilation/ cd format.^[2]

Nora Aunor Filipina actress, recording artist, and film producer

Nora Aunor is a Filipino actress, recording artist, and film producer. Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows, and concerts. She is known as Philippine cinema's "Superstar" and is regarded as the People's National Artist. The Hollywood Reporter called her "The Grand Dame of Philippine Cinema" for her performance in the movie Taklub.

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.

About the album

Blue Hawaii is one of the highest selling albums by Aunor. The single, "Pearly Shells", sold more than 1 million units making it as one of the biggest selling singles in the Philippine music industry. It was later made into a movie with the same title. She acted opposite Tirso Cruz III.

Pearly Shells is an old Hawaiian song. The English lyrics were written by Webley Edwards and Leon Pober. Several people have performed it, including:

Tirso Cruz III is a Filipino film and television actor, comedian, and singer. He is one of the famous actors in Philippine show business.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blue Hawaii"	Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger	03:12
2.	"Tiny Bubbles"	Martin Denny, Leon Pober	02:44
3.	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss	02:47
4.	"Hawaiian Wedding Song"	Charles E. King, Al Hoffman, Dick Manning	02:33
5.	"My Little Grass Shack"	Tommy Harrison, Johnny Noble, Bill Cogswell	03:07
6.	"To You Sweetheart, Aloha"	H Owens	02:53

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pearly Shells"	Webley Edwards, Leon Pober	03:06
2.	"Beyond the Reef"	Jack Pitman	02:46
3.	"Moonlight Swim"	Ben Weisman, Sylvia Dee	02:11
4.	"Little Brown Gal"		02:11
5.	"Cupid"		02:30
6.	"Aloha ʻOe"		04:30

Album credits

Arranged and conducted by Doming Valdez
Recorded at CAI Studios

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References

↑ "Blue Hawaii Album" . Retrieved 2013-08-05.
↑ "Alpha Records OPM Hits" . Retrieved 2013-08-05.