Blue Hawaii (soundtrack)

Blue Hawaii is the fourth soundtrack album by the American singer Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2426, on October 20, 1961. It is the soundtrack to the 1961 film of the same name starring Presley. In the United States, the album spent 20 weeks at the number one slot and 39 weeks in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top Pop LPs chart. It was certified Gold on December 21, 1961, Platinum and 2× Platinum on March 27, 1992, and 3× Platinum on July 30, 2002, by the Recording Industry Association of America. On the US Top Pop Albums chart, Blue Hawaii is second only to the soundtrack of West Side Story as the most successful soundtrack album of the 1960s.

Blue Hawaii
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 1961
RecordedMarch 21–23, 1961
StudioRadio Recorders (Hollywood)
Genre
  • Pop
  • rock and roll
Length32:02
LabelRCA
ProducerSteve Sholes
Elvis Presley chronology
Something for Everybody
(1961)
Blue Hawaii
(1961)
Follow That Dream
(1962)
Singles from Blue Hawaii
  1. "Can't Help Falling in Love"
    Released: November 22, 1961
  2. "Rock-A-Hula Baby"
    Released: March 20, 1962
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
MusicHound
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Rough Guides
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