"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.

Popular culture

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

References

External links

• The Annette Sound
• The Official Quinto Sisters Web Site

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