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Hawaii Calls: A Group of Popular Hawaiian Songs
Compilation album by
Bing Crosby, Frances Langford, Harry Owens, Dick McIntire
ReleasedOriginal 78 album: 1941
Recorded1937, 1940
Genre Popular, Hawaiian
Label Decca
Bing Crosby chronology
Star Dust
(1940) 		Hawaii Calls: A Group of Popular Hawaiian Songs
(1941) 		Small Fry
(1941)

Hawaii Calls is a compilation album of phonograph records put together by Decca Records in 1941 featuring Decca's best Hawaiian music. [1] These previously issued songs were featured on a 5-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. 193. Harry Owens is the main performer for Disc 1, as Bing Crosby is for Disc 2 and Frances Langford backed by Dick McIntire are for Discs 3 and 4, while Dick McIntire is the main performer for Disc 5.

Track listing

Disc 1: (1265) [2]

  1. "King's Serenade", recorded April 17, 1937 with His Hawaiians
  2. "Hawaii Calls", recorded April 17, 1937 with His Hawaiians

Disc 2: (3299) [3]

  1. "A Song of Old Hawaii", recorded July 1, 1940 with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians
  2. "Trade Winds", recorded July 1, 1940 with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians [4]

Disc 3: (3046) [3]

  1. "When Hilo Hattie Does The Hilo Hop", recorded February 19, 1940 with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians
  2. " Kuu Ipo", recorded February 19, 1940 with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians

Disc 4: (3047) [3]

  1. "Manuela Boy", recorded February 19, 1940 with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians
  2. "Moonlight Over Molokai", recorded February 19, 1940 with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians

Disc 5: (3048) [3]

  1. "Lovely Hula Hands", recorded February 19, 1940
  2. "May Day Is Lei Day In Hawaii", recorded February 19, 1940

References

  1. ^ "LC Online Catalog - Item Information (Full Record)". Catalog.loc.gov. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  2. ^ "DECCA (USA) numerical listing discography: 1000 - 1500". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  3. ^ a b c d "DECCA (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3000 - 3500". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  4. ^ "DECCA (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography - 19000 series". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.


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