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Let Me Hear You Whisper

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Pop, Pacific Island music

Let me Hear You Whisper is a popular Samoan song that has been covered by a multitude of artists that include Jo Stafford, Nephi Hannemann, the Samoan Surf Riders, Fatu, and many others. The song is a staple in Samoan music and has great popularity in the Pacific. The title in Samoan is "Tele i’a o le sami".

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Background

The song was composed by Napoleon A. Tuiteleleapaga, Ray Evans, and Jay Livingstone. In Samoan the song's title is "Tele I`a O le Sami". The song is so well known in Samoa that it would probably be one of the first a visitor to the islands will hear.

English versions

A version was recorded by Jo Stafford And David Hughes and backed with the Paul Weston Orchestra.

In film

Along with five other Samoan and Polynesian songs, it was included in the film Mr. Roberts.

English or Western styled versions

  • Jo Stafford and David Hughes
  • The Voices Of Walter Schumann

    • Hawaiian artists and other Polynesian artists

  • Alfred Apaka and the Hawaiin Village Serenaders
  • Sonny Chillingworth
  • Lanakila's Polynesians
  • Bill Wolfgramm
  • Daphne Walker

    • Samoan artists

  • Fatu
  • The Five Stars
  • Jerome Grey
  • Nephi Hannemann and El Leon Orchestra
  • The Samoan Surfriders

    • References

    Let Me Hear You Whisper Wikipedia
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