# Pineapple Princess

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"**Pineapple Princess**" is an American [pop](/source/Pop_music) song made popular by [Annette Funicello](/source/Annette_Funicello) in the summer of 1960. "Pineapple Princess" was written by the [Sherman Brothers](/source/Sherman_Brothers).[1] It appeared on the [LP album](/source/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](/source/Hot_100).[2] In Canada it reached number 13 on the [CHUM Charts](/source/CHUM_Chart).[3]

## Cover versions

- In 1964, the Quinto Sisters recorded the song as a single for [Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records) and performed it on NBC-TV for [Mitch Miller](/source/Mitch_Miller)’s *Sing Along with Mitch*.
- The novelty-rock band [Barnes & Barnes](/source/Barnes_%26_Barnes) performed a cover of this song on their 1986 album *[Sicks](/source/Sicks_(album))*.
- In 1999, the song was covered by the Hawaiian group [Na Leo Pilimehana](/source/Na_Leo_Pilimehana). Of course, there are no crocodiles in Hawai’i But there are many ‘ukuleles.
- In 2014, a remix of the song by Kinsey Moore was released as a part of [Walt Disney Records](/source/Walt_Disney_Records)' album, *[Dconstructed](/source/Dconstructed)*.
- A German version by [Margrit Imlau](/source/Margrit_Imlau) was recorded, titled *An-nana-nana-nas-Prinzessin*.

## Popular culture

- In *[The Andy Griffith Show](/source/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](/source/Barb_and_Star_Go_to_Vista_Del_Mar)*, the song is played during a montage.

## References

1. Price, Kathryn M. (2018). *Walt Disney's Melody Makers: A Biography of the Sherman Brothers*. Theme Park Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1683901143.

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

1. ["CHUM Hit Parade - October 10, 1960"](http://chumtribute.com/60-10-10-chart.jpg)

## External links

- [The Annette Sound](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDdlnUkEkuo)
- [The Official Quinto Sisters Web Site](http://www.quintosisters.com)

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