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Moon Over Naples by Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert
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Bert Kaempfert Also Kämpfert B. 16 October 1923 - D. 21 June 1980 Was A German Orchestra Leader And Songwriter. He Made Easy Listening And Jazz-Oriented Records And Wrote The Music For A Number Of Well-Known Songs Such As "Strangers In The Night" Originally Recorded By Ivo Robić And "Spanish Eyes". He Was Born In Hamburg Germany And Studied At The School Of Music There. A Multi-Instrumentalist He Was Hired By Hans Busch To Play With His Orchestra Before Serving As A Bandsman In The German Navy During World War II. He Later Formed His Own Big Band Toured With Them Then Worked As An Arranger And Producer Making Hit Records With Freddy Quinn And Ivo Robic. In 1961 He Hired The Beatles To Back Tony Sheridan On "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean " "When The Saints Go Marching In " "Ain't She Sweet" And "Cry For A Shadow " In A Session For Polydor. These Turned Out To Be The Beatles' First Commercial Recordings. When Beatles Manager Brian Epstein Asked Kaempfert About Further Promoting The Beatles Kaempfert Informed Epstein That The Company Was Only Interested In The Beatles As Tony Sheridan's Backup Group. It Also Turned Out British Decca Executive Dick Rowe Turned Them Down In Favor Of Local Beat Combo Brian Poole And The Tremeloes. He Then Released The Beatles From Their Contract With Polydor.
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"Moon Over Naples" Was A 1965 Instrumental Single Composed And Originally Performed By German Bandleader Bert Kaempfert And Was The First Track On His Album The Magic Music Of Far Away Places For Decca Records. It Would Become A Hit Single In 1966 For Al Martino When Lyrics Were Added By Composer Eddie Snyder And Songwriter Charlie Singleton And The Title Was Changed To Spanish Eyes. Released In Late 1965 In The United States This Recording Reached #15 On The Billboard Hot 100 And Spent Four Weeks Atop The Billboard Easy Listening Chart In Early 1966. This Vocal Version Was Also A Hit In Europe Where It Sold An Estimated 800 000 Copies In Germany And Made The UK Singles Chart Twice Peaking At #49 In 1970 And Then Reaching #5 In August 1973. In 1968 "Moon Over Naples" Earned Kaempfert One Of Five BMI Awards That Year The Other Awards Were For His Compositions Lady Sweet Maria Strangers In The Night And The World We Knew Over And Over With A Posthumous BMI Award Given September 16 2003. As "Spanish Eyes " The Song Would Go On To Be Performed By The Likes Of Elvis Presley Englebert Humperdinck Wayne Newton And Faith No More. It Was Also Sung By Homer Simpson In The Simpsons Epidose Homer Vs. Dignity.
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Bert Kaempfert Also Kämpfert B. 16 October 1923 - D. 21 June 1980 Was A German Orchestra Leader And Songwriter. He Made Easy Listening And Jazz-Oriented Records And Wrote The Music For A Number Of Well-Known Songs Such As "Strangers In The Night" Originally Recorded By Ivo Robić And "Spanish Eyes". He Was Born In Hamburg Germany And Studied At The School Of Music There. A Multi-Instrumentalist He Was Hired By Hans Busch To Play With His Orchestra Before Serving As A Bandsman In The German Navy During World War II. He Later Formed His Own Big Band Toured With Them Then Worked As An Arranger And Producer Making Hit Records With Freddy Quinn And Ivo Robic. In 1961 He Hired The Beatles To Back Tony Sheridan On "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean " "When The Saints Go Marching In " "Ain't She Sweet" And "Cry For A Shadow " In A Session For Polydor. These Turned Out To Be The Beatles' First Commercial Recordings. When Beatles Manager Brian Epstein Asked Kaempfert About Further Promoting The Beatles Kaempfert Informed Epstein That The Company Was Only Interested In The Beatles As Tony Sheridan's Backup Group. It Also Turned Out British Decca Executive Dick Rowe Turned Them Down In Favor Of Local Beat Combo Brian Poole And The Tremeloes. He Then Released The Beatles From Their Contract With Polydor.
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"Moon Over Naples" was a 1965 instrumental single composed and originally performed by German bandleader Bert Kaempfert and was the first track on his album, The Magic Music of Far Away Places for Decca Records.
It would become a hit single in 1966 for Al Martino when lyrics were added by composer Eddie Snyder and songwriter Charlie Singleton, and the title was changed to Spanish Eyes. Released in late 1965 in the United States, this recording reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks atop the Billboard Easy Listening chart in early 1966. This vocal version was also a hit in Europe, where it sold an estimated 800,000 copies in Germany and made the UK Singles Chart twice, peaking at #49 in 1970 and then reaching #5 in August 1973.
In 1968, "Moon Over Naples" earned Kaempfert one of five BMI Awards that year; the other awards were for his compositions Lady, Sweet Maria, Strangers In The Night and The World We Knew (Over and Over) with a posthumous BMI Award given September 16, 2003.
As "Spanish Eyes," the song would go on to be performed by the likes of Elvis Presley, Englebert Humperdinck, Wayne Newton and Faith No More.
It was also sung by Homer Simpson in The Simpsons epidose Homer vs. Dignity. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.