Hawaii Five-O (album)

Hawaii Five-O
Studio album by
The Ventures
ReleasedMay 10, 1969
Recorded1969
GenreInstrumental
Length28:56
LabelLiberty
ProducerJoe Saraceno
The Ventures chronology
Underground Fire
(1969) 		Hawaii Five-O
(1969) 		Swamp Rock
(1969)
Singles from Natural High
  1. "Hawaii Five-O"
    Released: September 28, 1968
  2. "Theme from A Summer Place"
    Released: June 22, 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Hawaii Five-O is an instrumental album by the Ventures. It is named for the popular 1968 television series, and featured the theme song from the series composed by Morton Stevens as its title track. It was released in 1969 on Liberty Records LST-8061 and reached #11 on the Billboard Top LP chart, staying for 24 weeks.[2] The album was certified gold by RIAA on July 21, 1971.[3][4] The popularity of the album was propelled by the hit title track, which reached #4 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.

Track listing

  1. "Hawaii Five-O" (Morton Stevens) – 1:59
  2. "Lovin' Things" (Jet Loring, Artie Schroeck) – 2:31
  3. "Galveston" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:40
  4. "The Letter" (Wayne Carson Thompson) – 2:10
  5. "Don't Give in to Him" (Gary Usher) – 2:12
  6. "Theme from A Summer Place" (Max Steiner) – 2:16
  7. Medley: "Spooky" (Harry Middlebrooks, Mike Shapiro)/"Traces" (Buddy Buie, James Cobb, Emory Gordy Jr.)/"Stormy" (Buie, Cobb) – 4:25
  8. "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Galt MacDermot) – 2:49
  9. "Games People Play" (Joe South) – 2:46
  10. "I Can Hear Music" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) – 2:37
  11. "Dizzy" (Tommy Roe, Fred Weller) – 2:31

Personnel

Ventures

Technical

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The Billboard Albums, 6th ed. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 1100. ISBN 0-89820-166-7
  3. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum
  4. ^ "... and the Hits Just Keep on Comin'", by Peter E. Berry. p. 270.