The Waikiki's

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Hawaii tattoo
  DE 4th December 01, 1961 (36 weeks)
  UK 41 March 13, 1965 (2 weeks)
  US 33 December 05, 1964 (9 weeks)
Hilo Kiss / Honolulu Rag
  DE 24 07/01/1962 (8 weeks)
Hula wedding
  DE 40 01/01/1963 (4 weeks)
Hawaii honeymoon
  US 91 04/03/1965 (4 weeks)

The Waikiki’s were Belgian studio musicians who were produced by the German Horst Fuchs, a former head of production at Ariola .

background

The group consisted of the pianist Willy Albimoor, the guitarist Jo Van Wetter, the bassist Jean Hunstadt and the drummers Jo De Muynck and Freddy Rottier.

With the instrumental piece Hawaii Tattoo , written by Martin Böttcher under the pseudonym Michael Thomas , they had great success first in Germany (1961) and years later in the USA (1964) and UK (1965). After two typical stragglers in Germany, the heat was over again.

Discography

Albums

  • 1962: Hawaii Tattoo
  • 1964: Christmas in Hawaii
  • 1965: Hawaii Beach Party
  • 1966: A Taste of Hawaii
  • 1966: New Hawaiian Sounds
  • 1966: Lollipops and Roses from Hawaii
  • 1967: No. 4: Made in Hawaii
  • 1967: Golden Hits
  • 1968: Pearly Shells from Hawaii
  • 1968: Lennon & McCartney - Hawaiian Style
  • 1969: Moonlight on Diamond Head
  • 1969: Greatest Hits from Hawaii
  • 1970: Holiday in Hawaii
  • 1971: On the Beach
  • 1973: Greatest Hits from Hawaii (Instrumentals)
  • 1973: Merry Christmas in Hawaii
  • 1976: Aloha Hawaiï
  • 1981: Hawaiian Gigolo

Singles and EPs

  • 1961: Hawaii Tattoo
  • 1962: Sounds of Hawaii ( Goldy and Peter de Vries and Kihula-Hawaiians / Waikikis and Hemmann-Quintet)
  • 1962: Hilo Kiss / Honolulu Rag
  • 1962: White Christmas in Hawaii / Mauna Loa
  • 1963: Hula wedding
  • 1963: Tiki Tiki Puka
  • 1965: Hawaii Honeymoon / Remember Boa-Boa
  • 1965: Hawaii Tattoo (EP)
  • 1965: Sleigh Ride
  • 1966: Le Cinema (Promo)
  • 1970: Felices Navidades (with Nina & Frederik ) (EP)
  • 1970: Cecilia
  • 1976: La Playa

swell

  1. ↑ Chart discography

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