deterrent with this pic is that it comes so soon after the release of Crosby’s Pennies from Heaven for Columbia, but this damper should not be drastic. While none of the songs here will hit the top performance brackets, they fit the picture’s theme and the voices of Crosby, Shirley Ross and Martha Raye. They should get at least a minor play on the air. . . (Crosby) also makes the best of his songs, a couple of them spotted in night sailboat scenes that are very well photographed and directed." The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs: "Sweet Leilani" – Nominated Soundtrack "Sweet Leilani" - sung by Bing Crosby "In a Little Hula Heaven" (Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin) - sung by Shirley Ross and Bing Crosby "Blue Hawaii" - sung by Bing Crosby and Shirley Ross "Sweet Is the Word for You" (Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin) - sung by Bing Crosby "Okolehao" (Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin) - sung by Martha Raye "Nani Ona Pua" (Ralph Rainger / Jimmy Lowell) - sung by Bing Crosby and chorus. "Aloha Oe" (Queen Lydia Liliuokalani / Jimmy Kennedy) - sung by chorus Bing Crosby recorded several of the songs for Decca Records. "Sweet Leilani" was top of the charts of the day for ten weeks during a 25-week stay. "Blue Hawaii" reached the No. 5 spot and spent 13 weeks in the charts. Crosby's songs were also included in the Bing's Hollywood series. References External links 1937 films Films that won the Best Original Song Academy Award American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1937 musical films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Frank Tuttle Films set in Hawaii American musical films Films about beauty pageants 1930s American films