Hawaiian Wedding Song
"Hawaiian Wedding Song" is a 1926 love song written by Charles E. King for his operetta, Prince of Hawaii. It was originally entitled "Ke Kali Nei Au" - Hawaiian for "Waiting Here for You". In 1958, Al Hoffman and Dick Manning translated the original Hawaiian words into English, christening the song as the "Hawaiian Wedding Song".
The biggest hit version of the song in the United States, recorded by Andy Williams and released as a single in 1959, went to #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #27 on the R&B chart.[1] On the UK Singles Chart, the biggest hit version was Julie Rogers' 1965 single, which went to #31.[2] Elvis Presley sang another version of the song in the 1961 film Blue Hawaii. In 1964, Hong Kong female singer Kong Ling covered the song on her LP album This World We Live In with Diamond Records (now under UMG).
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- "Not Anymore"
- "High Upon A Mountain"
- "Since I've Found My Baby"
- "It Doesn't Take Very Long"
- "Stop Teasin' Me"
- "Straight From My Heart"
- "Be Mine Tonight"
- "Your Hand, Your Heart, Your Love"
- "The House of Bamboo"
- "Summer Love"
- "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
- "We Have A Date (Andy's Theme)"
- "Dreamsville"
- "Don't Go to Strangers" (A-side)
- "How Wonderful to Know"
- "Help Me" (A-side)
- "I Want to Be Wanted"
- "Summertime"
- "So Rare"
- "Madrigal"
- "Emily"
- "Red Roses for a Blue Lady"
- "Loved One"
- "I'll Remember You"
- "The Summer of Our Love"
- "The Many Faces of Love"
- "The Face I Love"
- "I Want to Be Free"
- "When I Look in Your Eyes"
- "You Are Where Everything Is"
- "Ave Maria"
- "Our Last Goodbye"
- "You Are"
- "What Am I Living For" (A-side)
- "Long Time Blues"
- "Whistling Away the Dark"
- "Something"
- "What's The Matter Girl" (A-side)
- "Home For Thee"
- "I'll Never Be The Same"
- "My Love"
- "They Long to Be Close to You "
- "A Mi Esposa Con Amor"
- "I Love My Friend"
- "One More Time"
- "Quits"
- "Goin' Through The Motions"
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