''Song of the Islands'' is a studio album by
country music
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singer
Marty Robbins
Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver. Robbins was one of the most popular and suc ...
. It was released in 1957 by
Columbia Records
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.
In the annual poll of country music disc jockeys by ''
Billboard
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'' magazine, ''Song of the Islands'' was rated No. 5 among the "Favorite C&W Albums" of 1958.
AllMusic
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gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.
Reviewer Timothy Monger called it "one of the terrific curiosities of
obbins'lengthy career."
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Track listing
Side A
# "Songs of the Islands"
# "Don't Sing Aloha When I Go"
# " Beyond the Reef"
# "Crying Steel Guitar Waltz"
# "My Isle of Golden Dreams"
# " Now Is the Hour"
Side B
# "Sweet Leilani "Sweet Leilani" is a song featured in the 1937 film, ''Waikiki Wedding''. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and Bing Crosby's record became one of the biggest hits of 1937.
Harry Owens wrote the song on October 20, 1934 for his daugh ...
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# "Down Where the Trade Winds Blow"
# "Constancy"
# "Iceland Echoes"
# "Moonland"
# " Aloha ʻOe"
References
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1957 albums
Marty Robbins albums
Columbia Records albums