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Pineapple Princess

Pineapple Princess

1960 song written by the Sherman Brothers

"Pineapple Princess" is an American pop song made popular by Annette Funicello in the summer of 1960. "Pineapple Princess" was written by the Sherman Brothers.[1] It appeared on the LP album Hawaiiannette.

Chart performance

As a single, it reached the top 15 in the three major US trade publications: Billboard, Cash Box, and Music Vendor, peaking at number eleven on the Hot 100.[2]

Cover versions

  • In 1964, the Quinto Sisters recorded the song as a single for Columbia Records and performed it on NBC-TV for Mitch Miller’s Sing Along with Mitch.
  • The novelty-rock band Barnes & Barnes performed a cover of this song on their 1986 album Sicks.
  • In 2014, a remix of the song by Kinsey Moore was released as a part of Walt Disney Records' album, Dconstructed.
  • A German version by Margrit Imlau was recorded, titled An-nana-nana-nas-Prinzessin.

References

  1. [1]
    Price, Kathryn M. (2018). Walt Disney's Melody Makers: A Biography of the Sherman Brothers. Theme Park Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1683901143.
  2. [2]
    Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 39.


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