Click on photos for larger images. Highest Billboard chart positions are indicated under Label
info. Billboard chart positions indicate national success, but during the
1950s and 1960s, many singles often achieved top 40 status in cities or regions of the
country without ever making the Billboard charts. For example, of Annette's singles,
Teenage Wedding and Treat him nicely were both Top 10 hits on south Florida's station WQAM
but they never reached the Billboard charts.
Release dates
shown in blue are from various sources, if a month and year is indicated, this has been
taken from Canadian releases on the Sparton label which included release dates. A
year only is usually from copyright notations on the picture sleeve.
| Record Title | Label info | Photo |
| How will I know my
love/Don't jump to conclusions Annette's first official single. The a-side was a new recording of the song she first introduced in the Annette serial. Don't jump to conclusions was actually sung by Roberta Shore and the cast of the Annette serial. Annette recorded a new version for this single. These two tracks were included on the Songs from Annette lp (MM-24) as well as her first album on Vista BV-3301 |
Disneyland F-102 1958 |
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| How will I know my
love/Annette (by Jimmy Dodd) This record is often misidentified as a 1958 release but it was actually released in 1962 as part of Disney's Little Gem series of children's records. This can be verified by the copyright date on the front of the cover. The Little Gem series was released in both 6 inch 78 RPM versions and 7 inch 45 RPM versions. Picture sleeves exist for both versions. Because the 6 inch 78 RPM version allowed less playing time, the songs were usually edited into shorter versions. Both of the songs on this record are edited from their original versions. The 78 RPM edition of this record appears to be much more common than the 45 RPM. |
Disneyland LG-758 1962 |
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| That
crazy place from outer space/Gold doubloons and pieces of eight That crazy place from outer space, sung by Annette (label credit reads with Jet's quartet), was the a-side of this record. This track was eventually included on her first lp (BV-3301) and was used on several other singles. Gold doubloons and pieces of eight was the theme song from the Hardy Boys serials on the Mickey Mouse Club. The two serials (The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure and The Mystery of Ghost Farm) were based on the Hardy Boys series of mystery books. Tim Considine and Tommy Kirk starred in both serials. Both actors would co-star with Annette in future movie and television roles. |
Disneyland F-114 |
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| Tall
Paul/Ma-he's making eyes at me Tall Paul became Annette's first top ten single. It charted mid-year 1959 and marked a major career transition for Annette in that it allowed her to move away from the role of a child star and into more mature roles. The track was originally recorded by Mouseketeer Judy Harriet. No information is available for Judy's release. |
Disneyland F-118 Billboard #7 1959 |
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| Jo-Jo the
dog-faced boy/Lonely guitar This was Annette's first single on the Buena Vista label. For unknown reasons the record was released with two different b-sides without a change to the record number. |
Buena Vista F-336 Billboard #73 Mar 1959 |
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| Jo-Jo the
dog-faced boy/Love me forever This variation sometimes carry the notation "Revised" under the record number which would indicate this to be the second version. |
Buena Vista F-336 |
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| Wild Willie/Lonely
guitar Both tracks on this single were featured on various tv programs in 1959. Annette sang Wild Willie on Make Room for Daddy in a series of episodes in which she played the role of Italian exchange student Gina Minnelli. She sang Lonely guitar during an episode of Zorro. In both cases, the recordings used on the programs were different from the actual record release. Some copies indicate Wild Willie to be the a-side, other pressings designate Lonely guitar as the a-side. Picture sleeves exist for both variations. |
Buena Vista F-339 Billboard #50 May 1959 |
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| My heart became of
age/Especially for you This single is consistently listed in Annette discographies but few if any have seen a copy. Possible the rarest of Annette's Vista singles. |
Buena Vista F-344 |
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| First name
initial/My heart became of age Another hit for Annette. The b-side is from the Annette LP (BV-3301). |
Buena Vista F-349 Billboard #20 Sep 1959 |
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| O dio mio/It took
dreams O Dio Mio is from the Italiannette LP (BV-3304) and was a major hit for Annette. It was also recorded in a couple different languages. It took dreams was a track from the Annette LP (BV-3301). |
Buena Vista F-354 Billboard #10 Feb 1960 |
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| Train of love/Tell
me who's the girl The first single from the Annette Sings Anka LP, Train of love is an excellant 50's style rocker with a nice rockabilly style guitar solo. The b-side was an excellant Sherman brothers composition where Annette is lamenting the fact that a piece of paper which fell out of her boyfriend's wallet had the name and number of another girl. The picture sleeve shown is actually the O Dio Mio sleeve with the Train of Love titles printed over the front. |
Buena Vista F-359 Billboard #36 Apr 1960 |
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| Pineapple
Princess/Luau cha cha cha From Hawaiiannette, Pineapple Princess gave Annette another major hit single. This song followed the Hawaiian music craze after Hawaii became the 50th state in the United States. Other artists eventually recorded the song including Teresa Brewer. Both tracks later appeared on the Beach Party LP in true stereo (STER-33616), both with spoken intros by Annette. |
Buena Vista F-362 Billboard #11 Jul 1960 |
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| Talk to me baby/I
love you baby The second single from Annette Sings Anka, Talk to me baby is a slow balad. I love you baby is much more uplifting with a rocking organ throughout. Both tracks were written by Paul Anka. |
Buena Vista F-369 Billboard #92 Oct 1960 |
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| Dream boy/Please,
please signore From the Italiannette LP (BV-3304), this song was featured in Escapade in Florence in a medley with the original Italian version Funiculi Funicula. The b-side was a Sherman brothers composition for the LP. |
Buena Vista F-374 Billboard #87 Jan 1961 |
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| Indian giver/Mama
mama rosa One of Annette's more unusual singles, Indian Giver had Indian references throughout. Added male voices give the track a novely feel. Written by Schroeder, Weil, and Gold, this track is rarely included on Annette's compilations although Rhino records picked it up on their Best of Annette LP. Based on the picture sleeve, one can assume that there may have been a performance at Disneyland, possibly for television. The b-side can be found on the Italiannette LP (BV-3304) under the title Where's the Spumoni? |
Buena Vista F-375 |
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| Flubber
Theme/Serendipity This 45, credited to Fred MacMurray, and released in conjunction with The Absent Minded Professor features a guest vocal by Annette. This record is rarely documented as an Annette item because there is no label credit for her contribution. She contributes one spoken verse to the song Serendipity. Both songs are credited to the writing team of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. |
Buena Vista F-381 1961 |
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| Flubber
Theme/Serendipity (Reissue) 1963 reissue of the above single. Apparently tied in to Son of Flubber, the sequel to The Absent Minded Professor. The tracks are the same. |
Disneyland DL-555 1963 |
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| Hawaiian love
talk/Blue muu muu Two more tracks from the Hawaiiannette lp. Hawaiian love talk is actually the title track of Hawaiiannette which underwent a name change for this single. The picture sleeve is identical to Pineapple Princess although it is much scarcer. |
Buena Vista F-384 1961 |
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| Dreamin' about
you/Strummin' song This excellant Gerry Goffin/Carole King track gave Annette a strong girl group style outing. It bubbled under on the Billboard Hot 100, but unjustly never entered the Hot 100 singles. Strummin' song was a number from Annette's TV movie The Horsemasters (featured on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color). The version on the program featured the entire cast whereas this version is Annette only. The song later surfaced on the Annette double cd box in an excellant demo version which was entirely different from this single. |
Buena Vista F-388 1961 |
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| Seven Moons/That crazy place in outer space | Buena Vista F-392 |
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| The truth about
youth/I can't do the sum This track is an unusual track in which Annette speaks about the difficulties of being young while a mixed chorus comes in to sing the chorus. The a-side appeared on The Story of My Teens LP (BV-3312). I can't do the sum was from the original cast LP for Babes in Toyland (STER-3309). |
Buena Vista F-394 Feb 1962 |
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| Hukilau song/My
little grass shack Another single pairing from the Hawaiiannette LP (BV-3303), both tracks were Hawaiian standards which enjoyed popularity at the time often being performed on variety shows such as Arthur Godfrey. |
Buena Vista F-400 1962 |
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| Mr. Piano man/He's
my ideal From Walt Disney's Golden Horseshoe Revue (as featured on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color). He's my ideal appeared only as the b-side of this single. |
Buena Vista F-405 1962 |
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| Bella bella
Florence/Canzone d'amore From Annette's tv movie Escapade in Florence (featured on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color) this track features a duet by Annette with Angelo Prioli. The b-side Canzone d'amore is sung by Gianni Marzocchi although a version by Annette was later included on the Something Borrowed, Something Blue LP (STER-3328). Both tracks are written by the Sherman brothers. |
Buena Vista F-407 1962 |
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| Teenage
wedding/Walkin' and talkin' Taken from the Teen Street LP (Maurice Chevalier and Hayley Mills take you to Teen Street) BV-3313, this single is most famous for having the rarest picture sleeve issued for an Annette single. Whether that is true or not, its reputation for its rarity has caused copies of the sleeve to sell for over $500. Please be aware that the actual record itself is not nearly as rare so beware of dealers asking $50-$75 for the record alone. Nice copies of the record can often be located for $5 to $20. |
Buena Vista F-414 1963 |
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| Treat him
nicely/Promise me anything From the movie and LP Beach Party (STER-3316), this excellant ballad was released with a scarce picture sleeve featuring cover art from the LP. |
Buena Vista F-427 1963 |
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| Merlin Jones/The
scrambled egghead The title song from The Misadventures of Merlin Jones. With vocal contribution from the Wellingtons (who sang the Gilligan's Island theme song). The b-side is a spoken track with Annette and Tommy Kirk about Merlin receiving the shock in the laboratory which gives him the ability to read minds. Both tracks appear on the Muscle Beach Party LP (STER-3314). |
Buena Vista F-431 1963 |
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| Custom city/Rebel
rider Two more tracks from the Muscle Beach Party LP (STER-3314) composed by the hot rod/surf songwriters Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner. This rare single is rumored to have a picture sleeve although this is unconfirmed. |
Buena Vista F-432 |
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| Muscle beach
party/I dream about Frankie The excellant title track from Muscle Beach Party. I dream about Frankie is an additional track which does not appear in the movie. |
Buena Vista F-433 1964 |
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| Bikini beach
party/The clyde The title song from Bikini Beach. Both tracks are included on the Bikini Beach LP (STER-3324). |
Buena Vista F-436 1964 |
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| The clyde/The wah
watusi Two more tracks from the Bikini Beach LP (STER-3324). The Clyde was intended to be a new dance craze. Annette performed The Clyde on a Bob Hope Thanksgiving show in 1964. |
Buena Vista F-437 1964 |
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| Something
borrowed, something blue/How will I know my love This single was taken from the LP of the same title (STER-3328). Both tracks were written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The latter was written for Annette to commemorate her upcoming wedding to her agent Jack Gilardi. The picture sleeve for this single has a special note from Annette to disc jockeys thanking them for their support throughout her career. It is possible that this single was issued for promotional purposes only. |
Buena Vista F-438 1964 |
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| The monkey's
uncle/How will I know my love The title song from the Monkey's Uncle gained notoriety for featuring the Beach Boys on backing vocals, who were apparently still on the rise to major stardom. Even with their assistance, this single failed to chart, but it was a very catchy number, written once again by Disney writers Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The b-side was a rerecording of Annette's first single, this time done simply with two acoustic guitars. The Monkey's Uncle was included on both the Bikini Beach LP (STER-3324) as well as Annette Sings Golden Surfin' Hits (STER-3327). The new version of How will I know my love can be found on Something Borrowed, Something Blue (STER-3328). |
Buena Vista F-440 1965 |
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| Boy to love/No one
could be prouder From the LP Annette Sings Golden Surfin' Hits (STER-3327), this Phil Spectorish single was an excellant production but never managed to achieve any hit status. No one could be prouder (written by Joe Saraceno & Harvey Rubens) is very much like many of Lesley Gore's hits from that time. Boy to love is written by Michael Z. Gordon. It is interesting to note that both tracks are from writers outside the usual Disney contributors. |
Buena Vista F-442 1965 |
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| No way to go but
up/Crystal ball Sadly, this was to be Annette's final single for Disney in 1965. Annette performed this track on television but it was not to chart. It appeared only on this single but was ultimately included on the Annette box cd set released by Disney several years ago (finally in true stereo). The b-side Crystal Ball was taken from the Something Borrowed, Something Blue LP (STER-3328). |
Buena Vista F-450 1965 |
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| The computer wore
tennis shoes/Merlin Jones (the scrambled egghead) This scarce single was actually a Kurt Russell tie-in for the 1969 Disney release The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes. Annette's recording of Merlin Jones was included as the b-side, apparently for the boy genius tie in. In The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Kurt Russell accidentally receives a shock from a computer which endows him with the mentality of a genius. The Misadventures of Merlin Jones was based on a similar concept in that Merlin (Tommy Kirk) was shocked by a computer which gave him the ability to read minds. |
Buena Vista F-475 1969 |
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| The parent
trap/Let's get together The title theme for Disney's The Parent Trap was sung by Annette with Tommy Sands (on loan from Capitol Records). It was released on this single which not only included that song but also included the only release of Tommy and Annette singing Let's get together, which was a major hit single for Hayley Mills. Although this single was part of a separate numbering system for Vista records, its release date was 1961. |
Buena Vista F-802 1961 |
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| The parent
trap/Let's get together - Compact 33 single Same as the above release but in an extremely rare compact 33 version. The compact 33 format was actually just a 7 inch single with the small center hole. Of course it played at 33 1/3 RPM. In the early 1960s, several companies experimented with this format, the most famous being a series of Elvis Presley singles which were issued in this format. This is the only Annette single to have been released in this format and it is extremely rare. The lack of information about it means that if a copy does surface, there may not be much competition to purchase it. |
Buena Vista C-803 1961 |
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| What's a girl to
do/When you get what you want This single combines the two Annette songs included on the Thunder Alley soundtrack (Sidewalk ST-5902). Annette sang 'When you get what you want' in the movie but ' What's a girl to do' was only included on the soundtrack and this single. This promo label issue mispells Annette's name as Annettte. Although the soundtrack is fairly common, the single seems to be fairly scarce. Promotional copies are probably more common. This single version was mastered poorly and when played at the proper speed makes Annette sound very high pitched. The soundtrack LP sounds excellant. Both tracks are excellant productions (produced by Mike Curb) and feature some of Annette's best vocals. Released around 1967, the sound is definitely late sixties and is a great contrast when compared to her earliest recordings. Stock versions had an orange label. |
Tower 326 |
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| Together we can
make a Merry Christmas/The night before Christmas - With Frankie Avalon This 1981 release featured the first ever appearance of Annette and Frankie together on record. The a-side is a catchy Christmas song which unfortunately never caught the public's attention. Although they performed it on the Hollywood Christmas Parade, it never received enough promotion to attain any success. It was released in a standard 7 inch version, a clear red vinyl 7 inch version, and as a 12 inch picture disc (which only reproduced the picture sleeeve in the middle of the disc). There is no numbering difference between the colored vinyl and black vinyl versions of the 7 inch single. |
Pacific Star Records STRLT-569 1981 |
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| In between and out
of love/The Promised Land This single was released prior to the recording of the Annette Funicello Country Album. Initially In between and out of love was to be the a-side but ultimately The Promised Land was promoted instead (which tells the story of Annette's career). Unfortunately the main publicity it received was criticism from Utica, New York which is referred to as Sin City within the song. Annette ultimately followed up with the full LP and received much publicity in Nashville, Tennessee from the country music community. This single and the related LP were a joint project by Annette and her husband Glenn Holt. The Promised Land is actually their own composition. No picture sleeve was ever issued but copies of the single purchased through the mail arrived in this special envelope. A color photo of Annette was also included with the original copies of the single. |
Starview 3001 1984 |
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