Blue Hawaii, like G I Blues the previous year was a huge box office and soundtrack success. This album was a huge No.1 on both sides of the Atlantic. As romantic, comedy, musicals both films have poppy rather than rock 'n' roll soundtracks, but both are a very enjoyable listen.
The Hawaiian sound is a feature of this particular soundtrack.
The big song on the film is "Can't Help Falling In Love". "No More" is an Italian style mid-temp ballad that Elvis had so much success with at the time. This example does have the slight Hawaiian sound applied. Other enjoyable songs include "Rock A Hula Baby", which is rock 'n' roll done pop style. "Slicin' Sand" is a song in similar style but more tongue in cheek. There are a lot of great Hawaiian ballads, "Ku-U-I-Po", "Moonlight Swim" and of course "Hawaiian Wedding Song". I've always liked the comic blues in "Beach Boy Blues".
To truly appreciate this as an album you do have to consider the film context, which was and is a hugely entertaining family film.
This edition features a song that was intended for the film but not used "Steppin' Out Of Line", possibly because it is a bit more raucous than the other songs. I had not heard this before or have it elsewhere in my collection, which for me is practically a miracle.
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