Till mitt eget Blue Hawaii
| "Till mitt eget Blue Hawaii" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Vikingarna | ||||
| from the album Kramgoa låtar 18 | ||||
| A-side | "Till mitt eget Blue Hawaii" | |||
| B-side | "Crying in the Chapel" (with "The Jordanaires") | |||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | dansband music | |||
| Label | NMG | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rose-Marie Stråhle | |||
| Vikingarna singles chronology | ||||
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"Till mitt eget Blue Hawaii" is a song written by Rose-Marie Stråhle, and recorded by Vikingarna on the 1990 album "Kramgoa låtar 18". With lyrics about Hawaii, it became a major Svensktoppen hit, staying at the chart for 23 weeks during the period 7 January-13 May 1990, and was atop of the chart for the first nine weeks.[1] In October 1989, the song won "Hänts meloditävling".
Other recordings[edit]
- A 1995 heavy metal version by Black-Ingvars, was on the album "Earcandy Six" [2] and released as a single that year. The single entered the charts, peaking at 3rd position in Sweden and 12th position in Norway.
- A recording by Östen med Resten was on the band's 2001 cover album""Originallåtar", and in 2002 served as the B-side for the single "Hon kommer med solsken".[3]
- Bjørn Held wrote lyrics in Danish, also titled "Till mitt eget Blue Hawaii", which was recorded by Danish dansband Kandis on the 2004 album "Kandis live".
- At Dansbandskampen 2008 the song was performed by Scotts. It was also on the 2008 Scotts album På vårt sätt.[4]
- At Dansbandskampen 2009 the song was performed by Von Hofstenz.
- During a Dansbandskampen 2010 pause act, the song was performed by Gunhild Carling.
Charts[edit]
Black Ingvars version[edit]
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norway (VG-lista)[5] | 12 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 3 |
References[edit]
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