Sweet Leilani information

"Sweet Leilani"
"Sweet Leilani"
Single by Bing Crosby with Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians
B-side	"Blue Hawaii"
Released	1937
Recorded	February 22, 1937
Genre	Hawaiian / Popular
Length	3:14
Label	Decca Records 1175
Songwriter(s)	Harry Owens
	With Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians

"Sweet Leilani" is a song featured in the 1937 film, Waikiki Wedding. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song,^[2] and Bing Crosby's record became one of the biggest hits of 1937.^[3]^[4]

Harry Owens wrote the song on October 20, 1934 for his daughter Leilani, who was born the previous day. Leilani is a popular Hawaiian name, meaning "heavenly garland of flowers" (not "heavenly flower"). It also has a figurative meaning: Small Hawaiian children were carried on their parents' shoulders like a lei (garland), so the name took on the meaning "heavenly child."^{[citation needed]}

Prior to Waikiki Wedding, the song had been recorded by Sol Hoʻopiʻi under the title "Leilani" as the B-side of "Hawaiian Honeymoon" (Brunswick Records 55085).^[5]^[6]

Harry Owens and his Royal Hawaiians performed "Sweet Leilani" in the 1938 film Cocoanut Grove starring Fred MacMurray.^[7]

^ Decca 1000–1500 Numerical Listing 1175
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 134. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Songs from the Year 1937
^ Allmusic "Sweet Leilani" Bing Crosby with music sample
^ Brunswick 55000 series – The Online 78 rpm Discographical Project 55085
^ Hulapages: The Covers: 1930–39 Archived 2002-10-23 at the Wayback Machine 1936, "Leilani."
^ Internet Movie Database: Cocoanut Grove

[1] Decca 1000–1500 Numerical Listing 1175

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-2] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 134. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[3] Songs from the Year 1937

[4] Allmusic "Sweet Leilani" Bing Crosby with music sample

[5] Brunswick 55000 series – The Online 78 rpm Discographical Project 55085

[6] Hulapages: The Covers: 1930–39 Archived 2002-10-23 at the Wayback Machine 1936, "Leilani."

[7] Internet Movie Database: Cocoanut Grove

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