Pineapple Princess Explained

"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] In Canada it reached number 13 on the CHUM Charts.^[3]

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.

Popular culture

• In The Andy Griffith Show episode "Those Gossipin' Men", Floyd the barber's son Randolph plays "Pineapple Princess" on his saxophone, however Floyd calls the tune "saxomania."
• In Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, the song is played during a montage.

References

1. Book: Price . Kathryn M. . Walt Disney's Melody Makers: A Biography of the Sherman Brothers . 2018 . Theme Park Press . 978-1683901143 . 29.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 39.

3. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - October 10, 1960.

External links

• The Annette Sound
• The Official Quinto Sisters Web Site