Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)

"Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)"
Song by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra vocals by Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly[1]
LanguageSpanish, English
English titleGreen Eyes
A-side"María Elena"
Written1929
ReleasedApril 1941 (1941-04)
RecordedMarch 19, 1941 (1941-03-19)
LabelDecca 3698
Songwriter(s)Adolfo Utrera, Nilo Menéndez
Lyricist(s)1931 English lyrics: Eddie Rivera, Eddie Woods
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra vocals by Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly[1] singles chronology
"Yours"
(1941)
"Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)"
(1941)
"My Sister and I"
(1941)

"Green Eyes" is a popular song, originally written in Spanish under the title "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" ("Those Green Eyes") by Adolfo Utrera and Nilo Menéndez in 1929. The English translation was made by Eddie Rivera and Eddie Woods in 1931.

  1. ^ Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 2, side A.