Paradise, Hawaiian Style (song)

"Paradise, Hawaiian Style"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Released	1966
Recorded	July 27, 1965
Length	2:39
Songwriter(s)	Bill Giant Bernie Baum Florence Kaye

"Paradise, Hawaiian Style" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1966 motion picture Paradise, Hawaiian Style .

Its first release on record was in 1966 on the soundtrack album Paradise, Hawaiian Style .

Another significant use of the song, apart from the initial movie, was it opening the world's first concert broadcast via satellite in 1973 called Aloha from Hawaii . The studio recording was used in the opening images, the song was not performed live in the actual concert.

Writing and recording

The song was written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, and Florence Kaye. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Presley recorded it on July 27 at the soundtrack recordings for the Paramount movie Paradise, Hawaiian Style (that took place on July 26–27 and August 2–4, 1965 at the Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood, California. ^{[7] [6] [5]} The vocal master is a splice of takes 4 and 3. ^[6]

Track listings

7-inch EPParadise, Hawaiian Style by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires (RCA Victor, New Zealand) ^[8]

A1. "Paradise - Hawaiian Style" (Giant, Baum, Kaye)

A2. "This Is My Heaven" (Giant, Baum, Kaye)

B1. "Drums of the Islands" (Polynesian Culture Centre, Tepper, Bennett)

B2. "Stop Where You Are" (Giant, Baum, Kaye)

References

1. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1968. pp. 1915–.
2. George Batista Da Silva (11 October 2006). Música E Ecran. Clube de Autores. pp. 176–. PKEY:99031787.
3. George Batista Da Silva (10 January 2008). Do Vitascope Ao Imax. Clube de Autores. pp. 245–. PKEY:90119728.
4. James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 192–. ISBN   978-1-4422-3074-3.
5. Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 184–. ISBN   978-0-85712-758-7.
6. Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 301–. ISBN   978-1-4668-6855-7.
7. Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 299–. ISBN   978-1-4668-6855-7.
8. "45cat - Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - Paradise, Hawaiian Style - RCA Victor - New Zealand" . Retrieved 2017-01-11.

External links

• Paradise, Hawaiian Style on Elvis-Presley.Website (in German)