Hula Love
{{Infobox song
| name = Hula Love
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Buddy Knox with The Rhythm Orchids
| album = Buddy Knox
| B-side = Devil Woman
| released = August 1957
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| recorded =
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| venue =
| genre = Rockabilly
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=18}}
| label = Roulette
| writer = Buddy Knox
| producer =
| prev_title = Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep
| prev_year = 1957
| next_title = Swingin' Daddy
| next_year = 1957
}}
"My Hula Hula Love" is a song with words by Edward Madden and music by Percy Wenrich published in 1911. It was adapted and retitled "Hula Love" by Buddy Knox in 1957 and performed by Knox with The Rhythm Orchids. The song was featured on his 1959 album, Buddy Knox.{{cite web|title=Buddy Knox with The Rhythm Orchids, Buddy Knox|website=Discogs |date=June 1957 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Buddy-Knox-Buddy-Knox/release/3030163|accessdate=April 1, 2018}}
Chart performance
It reached #9 on the U.S. and #13 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1957.{{cite web|title=Buddy Knox with The Rhythm Orchids, "Hula Love" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Hula+Love+by+Buddy+Knox&id=7460|accessdate=April 1, 2018}} In Canada, the CHUM Charts ranked the song at #3.{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/57-09-30-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - September 30, 1957}}
Popular culture
- Buddy Knox sang the song in the 1957 film Jamboree.
Other versions
- Bob Lenox released a version of the song on a 1957 various artist's EP.{{cite web|title=Bob Lenox, EP Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/hit17us|accessdate=April 1, 2018}}
- Peter Kraus featuring Werner Müller and His Orchestra released a version of the song in German as the B-side to his 1958 single "Rosmarie" and it reached #1 in Germany.{{cite web|title=Peter Kraus featuring Werner Müller and His Orchestra, "Rosmarie" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/23722|accessdate=April 1, 2018}}
- Hank Snow released a version of the song as a single in 1966, but it did not chart.{{cite web|title=Hank Snow, "Hula Love" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/479012|accessdate=April 1, 2018}}
- Mud released a version of the song as a single in 1975 reaching #38 in Germany.{{cite web|title=Mud, "Hula Love" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/1c00697234|accessdate=April 1, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Hula Love|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}
- Amos Garrett released a version of the song on his 1980 album Go Cat Go.{{cite web|title=Amos Garrett, Go Cat Go|website=Discogs |year=1980 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Amos-Garrett-Go-Cat-Go/release/3267423|accessdate=April 1, 2018}}
- Pearl Harbour released a version of the song as a single in 1984, but it did not chart.{{cite web|title=Pearl Harbour, "Hula Love" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/is191|accessdate=April 1, 2018}}
References
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