Pineapple Princess
"Pineapple Princess" is an American pop song made popular by Annette Funicello in the summer of 1960. "Pineapple Princess" was written by the Sherman Brothers.[1] It appeared on the LP album Hawaiiannette.
Chart performance
[edit]As a single, it reached the top 15 in the three major US trade publications: Billboard, Cash Box, and Music Vendor, peaking at number eleven on the Hot 100.[2] In Canada it reached number 13 on the CHUM Charts.[3]
Cover versions
[edit]- In 1964, the Quinto Sisters recorded the song as a single for Columbia Records and performed it on NBC-TV for Mitch Miller’s Sing Along with Mitch.
- The novelty-rock band Barnes & Barnes performed a cover of this song on their 1986 album Sicks.
- In 1999, the song was covered by the Hawaiian group Na Leo Pilimehana. Of course, there are no crocodiles in Hawai’i But there are many ‘ukuleles.
- In 2014, a remix of the song by Kinsey Moore was released as a part of Walt Disney Records' album, Dconstructed.
- A German version by Margrit Imlau was recorded, titled An-nana-nana-nas-Prinzessin.
Popular culture
[edit]- In The Andy Griffith Show episode "Those Gossipin' Men", Floyd the barber's son Randolph plays "Pineapple Princess" on his saxophone, however Floyd calls the tune "saxomania."
- In Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, the song is played during a montage.
References
[edit]- ^ Price, Kathryn M. (2018). Walt Disney's Melody Makers: A Biography of the Sherman Brothers. Theme Park Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1683901143.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 39.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - October 10, 1960".
External links
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