The Capris is an American doo-wop group formed in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, in 1957. The original lineup consisted of teenagers Mike Mincieli, Rosario Morice, Nick Santamaria, Frank Reina, Vinnie Naccarato, and John Cassese. Their breakthrough came with the single “There's a Moon Out Tonight” (1958), which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961 and established the group as a one-hit wonder. They released follow-up singles including “Where I Fell in Love” (1961) and “Limbo” (1962), but none achieved similar chart success. After initially disbanding in 1958, the group reunited in 1960. They experienced a resurgence in the 1980s, when three original members returned to record the album There's a Moon Out Again (1982) and the single “Morse Code of Love” (1982). The latter song was covered by the Manhattan Transfer as “Baby Come Back to Me” (1985), which peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 14 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Nick Santamaria died of cancer on December 30, 2010, and Mike Mincieli died on March 15, 2015.
