Magic Is the Moonlight: South Sea Island Favorites

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Magic Is the Moonlight
recording of:
Magic Is the Moonlight (English version of 'Te quiero dijiste')
composer:
María Grever
translator:
Charles Pasquale (Songwriter)
publisher:
Latin-American Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
version of:
Te quiero dijiste (Magic Is the Moonlight, aka "Muñequita Linda", "Mucho, mucho, mucho")
Francis Goya and His Golden Guitar2:51
2Hawaiian Wedding Song
recording of:
Hawaiian Wedding Song
composer:
Charles E. King
translator:
Al Hoffman (in 1958) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1958)
publisher:
Al Hoffman Songs Inc., Charles E. King Music Co., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
translated version of:
Ke Kali Nei Au
The Islanders2:53
3My Isle of Golden Dreams
recording of:
My Isle of Golden Dreams
writer:
Walter Blaufuss (US band leader, composer and radio personality) and Gus Kahn
Louie King and His South Sea Islanders2:51
4Down Among the Sheltering Palms
recording of:
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
lyricist:
James Brockman (US songwriter) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929)
composer:
Abe Olman
Kalua Beach Boys2:50
5Bali Ha’i
recording of:
Bali Ha’i (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Wally Stott and His Orchestra3:45
6Pearly Shells
recording of:
Pearly Shells (1960s song)
lyricist:
Webley Edwards (radio show host) and Leon Pober
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Criterion Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Pupu A ʻO ʻEwa
Kalua Beach Boys, Lotus Blossoms3:16
7Little Brown Gal
recording of:
Little Brown Gal
writer:
Donald McDiarmid, Sr., Johnny Noble and Wendell Lee Wood
Al Caiola and His Orchestra2:49
8Mapuana
recording of:
Mapuana
composer:
Lani Sang
Kalua Beach Boys2:20
9Off Shore
recording of:
Off Shore
writer:
Leo Diamond and Steve Graham (Michael Goldsen)
The Sons of Paradise2:43
10Medley: Aloha Oe / South Sea Island Magic
medley including a recording of:
Aloha ʻoe
composer:
Liliʻuokalani (Hawaiian Queen)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music
medley including a recording of:
South Sea Island Magic
lyricist:
Lysle Tomerlin
composer:
Andy Iona Long (Hawaiian musician & songwriter)
Kalua Beach Boys3:00
11Hawaii
recording of:
Hawaii (Elmer Bernstein song)
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1966-10)
composer:
Elmer Bernstein (American score composer) (, in 1966)
Frank Barclay and His Paradise Orchestra and Chorus3:44
12Sleepy Lagoon
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
Kalua Beach Boys2:40
13My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii
recording of:
My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi
lyricist:
Bill Cogswell (in 1933)
additional composer:
Johnny Noble (in 1933)
composer:
Tommy Harrison (in 1933)
publisher:
Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1930)
Kalua Beach Boys2:56
14The Moon of Manakoora
recording of:
The Moon of Manakoora
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
writer:
Loesser and Newman
composer:
Alfred Newman
Ken Thorne and His Orchestra2:55
15Sweet Leilani
recording of:
Sweet Leilani
lyricist and composer:
Harry Owens (on 1934-10-20)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 10)
The Islanders2:31
16Tiny Bubbles
recording of:
Tiny Bubbles
lyricist and composer:
Leon Pober
publisher:
Granite Music Corporation
Louis Nunley2:46
17Tiare (Lovely Flower of Tahiti)
recording of:
Tiare (Lovely Flower of Tahiti)
lyricist:
Steve Graham (Michael Goldsen) and Eddie Lund
composer:
Prince Kawohi
Kalua Beach Boys2:37
18Blue Hawaii
recording of:
Blue Hawaii
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Al Caiola and His Orchestra3:06

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part of:The World’s Most Beautiful Melodies (Reader’s Digest) (order: 16)