Fly Me To the Moon - Peter Cupples

Produced and presented by Alessandro Sorbello http://www.alessandrosorbello.com Peter Cupples performs a Tribute to Frank Sinatra with 'Fly Me To The Moon" Peter Cupples http://www.pertercupples.com performed this track to a small group of friends in Brisbane Australia in October 2007. Peter opened for Frank Sinatra when in 1988 Sanctuary Cove Resort Opened, the first gated tourism and residential precinct in Australia. Frank Sinatra, Peter Allen, and Whitney Houston sang at the complex's lavish opening in 1988, an event that placed it squarely on the map. One of Australia's leading singer songwriters Peter Cupples was the lead singer of the 70's hit band Stylus. Fly Me to the Moon" is a pop standard song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. When introduced by Felicia Sanders on the cabaret circuit, it was originally titled "In Other Words". The song became popularly called "Fly Me to the Moon" from its first line, but it took a few years for the publishers to change the title officially. It was first recorded in 1954 by Kaye Ballard (of the television show The Mothers-in-Law). Ballard's 1954 version was released by Decca Records as catalog number 29114. In 1956 it was recorded by Portia Nelson for her album, Let Me Love You. The same year, Johnny Mathis recorded the song, the first time the title "Fly Me to the Moon" appeared on a record label. Felicia Sanders, the original singer of the song (best known for her vocal on the Percy Faith Orchestra's "Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)"), finally got around to recording the song in 1959. It was released on Decca Records as catalog number 30937. In 1962, an instrumental version was recorded as "Fly Me to the Moon -- Bossa Nova" by Joe Harnell, which became the biggest chart hit version of the song, reaching #14 on the U.S. pop singles charts. Frank Sinatra recorded the song in 1964 on his It Might as Well Be Swing collaboration with Count Basie, and this became the rendition that many people identifie...