"Sapore di sale" | ||||
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Single by Gino Paoli | ||||
from the album Basta chiudere gli occhi | ||||
B-side | "La nostra casa" | |||
Released | 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | RCA Italiana | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gino Paoli | |||
Gino Paoli singles chronology | ||||
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"Sapore di sale" ( It. for "Taste of salt") is a song written and originally recorded by Italian singer Gino Paoli, in 1963.
As its composer also corroborated, "Sapore di sale" was composed in Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, "in a deserted house near a deserted beach," where Paoli was to hold concerts in a dance hall with his band and the venue's owner invited them to extend their stay for a fortnight. [1] At the time, Paoli was married to Anna Fabbri but was carrying on an affair with young actress Stefania Sandrelli, the affair resulting in the birth of daughter Amanda Sandrelli. [2] As Sandrelli claimed, "Sapore di sale" was inspired by her. [3]
The song was recorded in Rome in 1963, on an arrangement by Ennio Morricone who also conducted the orchestra. Gato Barbieri performed the sax solo. [3]
Chart (1963–64) | Peak position |
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Argentina ( CAPIF) [4] | 6 |
Brazil ( IBOPE) [5] | 6 |
Italy ( Musica e dischi) [6] | 2 |
Spain ( AFYVE) | 8 |
The song was released as a single in 1963 by RCA Italiana. [7] Paoli entered the Cantagiro music festival with it. [8]
Gino Paoli had some success in Spain where, in October 1964, his Spanish-language version reached the 8th place in the hit parade. [9]
"Sapore di sale" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Gino Paoli | ||||
from the album Basta chiudere gli occhi | ||||
B-side | "La nostra casa" | |||
Released | 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | RCA Italiana | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gino Paoli | |||
Gino Paoli singles chronology | ||||
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"Sapore di sale" ( It. for "Taste of salt") is a song written and originally recorded by Italian singer Gino Paoli, in 1963.
As its composer also corroborated, "Sapore di sale" was composed in Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, "in a deserted house near a deserted beach," where Paoli was to hold concerts in a dance hall with his band and the venue's owner invited them to extend their stay for a fortnight. [1] At the time, Paoli was married to Anna Fabbri but was carrying on an affair with young actress Stefania Sandrelli, the affair resulting in the birth of daughter Amanda Sandrelli. [2] As Sandrelli claimed, "Sapore di sale" was inspired by her. [3]
The song was recorded in Rome in 1963, on an arrangement by Ennio Morricone who also conducted the orchestra. Gato Barbieri performed the sax solo. [3]
Chart (1963–64) | Peak position |
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Argentina ( CAPIF) [4] | 6 |
Brazil ( IBOPE) [5] | 6 |
Italy ( Musica e dischi) [6] | 2 |
Spain ( AFYVE) | 8 |
The song was released as a single in 1963 by RCA Italiana. [7] Paoli entered the Cantagiro music festival with it. [8]
Gino Paoli had some success in Spain where, in October 1964, his Spanish-language version reached the 8th place in the hit parade. [9]