Maria Elena

Maria Elena
"María Elena"
Single by Jimmy Dorsey orchestra
Released 1941
Recorded Bob Eberly
Label Decca Records
Writer(s) Lorenzo Barcelata
Music and Spanish lyrics
Bob Russell
English lyrics

"María Elena" is a 1932 popular song written by Lorenzo Barcelata (Spanish words and music). It was published by Peer International Corporation of Mexico.[1] The English words by Bob Russell.

The song was dedicated to María Elena, the wife of Mexican President Emilio Portes Gil.[1][2]

An instrumental version of the song was used for the background theme of the film Bordertown, starring Paul Muni and Bette Davis, in 1935. The next year the words and music were used in the Mexican film María Elena.[1]

Lawrence Welk later introduced the tune in the United States on his radio program, then in 1941 on the Okeh Records label.[1][2]

The song was a hit for the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra with Bob Eberly doing the vocals. The recording was made on March 19, 1941 by Decca Records as catalog number 3698. The flip side was "Green Eyes." The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 16, 1941 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1 on June 14, 1941.[3] Since "Green Eyes" was also a #1 hit, this was a major double-sided hit recording. In the same year the Wayne King Orchestra also had a #2 hit with "Maria Elena".

An instrumental version was recorded in 1958 and released in the United States in 1962 by Natalico and Antenor Lima, better known as Los Indios Tabajaras. This popular revival hit No.6 in the Billboard pop chart and No.3 on the Billboard easy listening chart in the USA in late 1963, as well as making No.5 on the UK singles chart at the same juncture.

Ry Cooder performed an instrumental version of this song on his 1972 album Boomer's Story.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lorenzo Barcelata. - peermusic.com.
  2. ^ a b Garnatz, Judy (August 25, 1991). - "Don't sell an item until you have been paid". - St. Petersburg Times.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research. 
Preceded by
"My and I" by Jimmy Dorsey
number-one single according to Billboard magazine
June 14, 1941
Succeeded by
"Daddy" by Sammy Kaye
Preceded by
"My Sister and I" by Jimmy Dorsey
number-one single according to Billboard magazine
July 5, 1941
Succeeded by
"Daddy" by Sammy Kaye



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