Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V is the fifth title in Rod Stewart's series of covers of pop standards, released on 19 October 2010, and his 26th studio album overall. It has sold 363,000 copies as of October 2012.

Reception In 2015, Bob Dylan said of the record: "I was looking forward to hearing Rod [Stewart]'s records of standards. I thought if anybody could bring something different to these songs, Rod certainly could. But the records were disappointing. Rod's a great singer, but there's no point putting a 30-piece orchestra behind him. I'm not going to knock anybody's right to make a living, but you can always tell if somebody's heart and soul is into something, and I didn't think Rod was into it in that way. It sounds like so many records where the vocals are overdubbed, and these kind of songs don't come off well if you use modern recording techniques."

Track listing "That Old Black Magic" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:35 "Beyond the Sea" (Jack Lawrence, Charles Trenet) – 3:25 "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) – 3:50 "What a Difference a Day Makes" (Stanley Adams, María Grever) – 3:21 "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Porter) – 3:32 "I've Got the World on a String" (Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:52 "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:07 "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:37 "September in the Rain" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:55 "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) – 2:45 "Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:56 "Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Mercer) – 2:48

Limited edition bonus CD "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) – 4:09 "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 3:09 "She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting) – 3:23 "Cheek to Cheek" (Irving Berlin) – 3:29 "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 3:48 "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Young) – 3:45

Personnel

Musicians Rod Stewart – vocals, backing vocals (11) Joe Sample – acoustic piano (1, 7) Mike Thompson – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4–6, 9, 10, 12), synth strings (11), accordion (12) Alex Navarro – synth strings (1–10, 12), acoustic piano (3, 8), vibraphone solo (9) Larry Goldings – additional synth strings (3), acoustic piano (11) Nick Sample – additional synth strings (4) Alicia Morgan – synth strings (7, 12) Doug Lloyd – organ (7) Larry Koonse – guitars (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12) Aaron Kaplan – guitars (3, 5, 8, 11) Reggie McBride – bass (1, 2) Chris Golden – bass (5, 6, 11), double bass (3) Trey Henry – bass (4, 7, 9, 10, 12) Joel Hamilton – bass (8) John Ferraro – drums Kalani Das – percussion (1) Doug Webb – tenor sax solo (1–3), "stritch" sax solo (5), flute solo (6), tenor saxophone (7, 11), "stritch" saxophone (9), flute (9, 10), clarinet (11) Andrew Lippman – trombone solo (2) Lee Thornburg – brass parts (3, 9), trumpet solo (4), trombone solo (6), flugelhorn solo (8), flugelhorn (10) Tom Evans – clarinet (11) Adrian Woods – cello (3, 6) Lauren Wild – backing vocals (1, 5, 7–9, 11, 12) Angela Michael – backing vocals (7, 9, 11, 12) Natasha Pierce – backing vocals (7) Jeffrey Purrough – backing vocals (7)

Credits (bonus tracks 1–6) Rod Stewart – lead vocals Mike Thompson – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4–6), synth strings (6) Alex Navarro – synth strings (1–3, 5), acoustic piano (3), vibraphone solo (5) Aaron Kaplan – guitars (1–4, 6) Larry Koonse – guitars (1, 5) Trey Henry – bass (1, 2, 5) Chris Golden – bass (4, 6) Reggie McBride – double bass (3) John Ferraro – drums Kalani Das – percussion (1) Doug Webb – clarinet solo (1), tenor sax solo (3, 6), tenor saxophone (4), clarinet (4), flute (4) Lee Thornburg – trumpet solo (2, 3) Ariana Hall – backing vocals (1) Anita Pointer – backing vocals (1) Lauren Wild – backing vocals (1, 4, 5) Angela Michael – backing vocals (1, 4)

Music arrangements Clive Davis – arrangements Richard Perry – arrangements Mike Thompson – arrangements Lauren Wild – arrangements, BGV arrangements Mike Navarro – synth string arrangements Alan Broadbent – live string arrangements Lee Thornburg – additional horn arrangements Doug Webb – additional horn arrangements

Production Richard Perry – producer Clive Davis – co-producer Rod Stewart – co-producer, liner notes Lauren Wild – co-producer Jamie Leffler – production assistant Ben McCarthy – production assistant Josh Cheuse – art direction, design Mark Seliger – photography Ketil Dietrichson – inside front cover photography Annie Psaltiras – styling David Cox – grooming Arnold Stiefel – liner notes, management Lotus Donovan for Stiefel Entertainment – project manager Zoe Karatzaferis – executive assistant

Technical credits Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California) Carter William Humphrey – track recording, string recording Jeffrey Purrough – track recording, string recording, mixing Richard Perry – mixing Rob Gaudet – additional engineer, Pro Tools Bobby Ginsburg – additional engineer, Pro Tools Paul Meyer – additional engineer, Pro Tools Todd Steinhauer – additional engineer, Pro Tools Seth Waldmann – additional engineer, Pro Tools

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2010)Peakposition

Year-end charts Chart (2010)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)57Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)10UK Albums (OCC)50 Chart (2011)PositionSwedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)82

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