Hawaiian Wedding Song

"Hawaiian Wedding Song"
Love song by Charles King
Published	1926 as "Ke Kali Nei Au" ("Waiting Here for You")
Writer	Charles E. King Al Hoffman (English lyrics) 1958 Dick Manning (English lyrics) 1958
Composer	Charles King
Cover versions
Andy Williams - 1959 Elvis Presley - 1961 Julie Rogers - 1965 Chet Atkins - 1969 Nora Aunor - 1971

"Hawaiian Wedding Song"

Single by Andy Williams

from the album Two Time Winners

Released

1959

Length

02:29

Label

Cadence

Writer(s)

Al Hoffman, Charles E. King, Dick Manning

Andy Williams singles chronology

"Promise Me, Love"
(1958)

"Hawaiian Wedding Song"
(1959)

"Lonely Street"
(1959)

"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).

References

↑ Andy Williams, "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" Retrieved June 5, 2013
↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 467. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

Andy Williams

Studio albums	Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein Two Time Winners To You Sweetheart, Aloha Lonely Street The Village of St. Bernadette Under Paris Skies Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes Warm and Willing Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests The Andy Williams Christmas Album The Wonderful World of Andy Williams The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits Andy Williams' Dear Heart Merry Christmas The Shadow of Your Smile In the Arms of Love Born Free Love, Andy Honey Happy Heart Get Together with Andy Williams Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head The Andy Williams Show Love Story You've Got a Friend Love Theme from "The Godfather" Alone Again (Naturally) Solitaire The Way We Were Christmas Present You Lay So Easy on My Mind The Other Side of Me Andy Let's Love While We Can Greatest Love Classics Close Enough for Love I Still Believe in Santa Claus Nashville We Need a Little Christmas I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up

Greatest hits albums	Andy Williams Andy Williams' Best Million Seller Songs Canadian Sunset Andy Williams' Newest Hits May Each Day The Andy Williams Sound of Music Andy Williams' Greatest Hits The Impossible Dream Love Story Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (UK version) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Reflections B Sides and Rarities Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams The Very Best of Andy Williams

Live albums	Greatest Hits The New Andy Williams Christmas Album

Singles	"Jubilee Time" "Louisiana Purchase" "Why Should I Cry Over You" "Now I Know" "The Wind, the Sand and the Star" "Walk Hand in Hand" "Canadian Sunset" "Baby Doll" "Butterfly" "I Like Your Kind of Love" "Lips of Wine" "Are You Sincere?" "Promise Me, Love" "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" "Lonely Street" "The Village of St. Bernadette" "Wake Me When It's Over" "Do You Mind?" "You Don't Want My Love" "The Bilbao Song" "Danny Boy" "Fly by Night" "The Wonderful World of the Young" "Stranger on the Shore" "Don't You Believe It" "Twilight Time" "Can't Get Used to Losing You" "Days of Wine and Roses" "Hopeless" "The Peking Theme (So Little Time)" "A Fool Never Learns" "Charade" "Wrong for Each Other" "Under Paris Skies" "On the Street Where You Live" "Almost There" "Dear Heart" "...and Roses and Roses" "Ain't It True" "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" "May Each Day" "You're Gonna Hear from Me" "Bye Bye Blues" "How Can I Tell Her It's Over" "In the Arms of Love" "Music to Watch Girls By" "Holly" "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" "Sweet Memories" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" "Happy Heart" "Live and Learn" "A Woman's Way" "Can't Help Falling in Love" "One Day of Your Life" "It's So Easy" "Home Lovin' Man" "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" "A Song for You" "Love is All" "You've Got a Friend" "Music from Across the Way" "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather)" "MacArthur Park" "Last Tango in Paris" "Solitaire" "Getting Over You" "Remember" "Love's Theme" "Another Lonely Song" "You Lay So Easy on My Mind" "Love Said Goodbye" "Cry Softly" "Sad Eyes" "The Other Side of Me" "Tell It Like It Is" "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

B-Sides	"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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