''Salut'' is a song performed by

Joe Dassin Joseph Ira Dassin (; 5 November 1938 – 20 August 1980) was an American–French singer-songwriter and actor. He was the son of film director Jules Dassin. Early life Dassin was born in New York City to American film director Jules Dassin (1911 ...

from his 1975 album '' Joe Dassin (Le Costume blanc)'' (CBS 81147). It was also released as a

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, in 1976 with "

Et si tu n'existais pas "Et si tu n'existais pas" ( en, And if you did not exist) is a 1975 song by Joe Dassin. It is the first track of his album '' Joe Dassin (Le Costume blanc)''. The lyrics are by Pierre Delanoë and Claude Lemesle, the music is by Salvatore Cutug ...

" on the other side. It is a French adaptation, by

Pierre Delanoë Pierre Delanoë (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), born Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer in Paris, France, was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Pet ...

and Claude Lemesle, of an Italian song, "Uomo dove vai" (by

Toto Cutugno Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno (; born 7 July 1943) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his worldwide hit song, "L'Italiano", released on his 1983 album of the same title. Cutugno also won the Eurovision Song Conte ...

). It is one of the most famous songs by Joe Dassin.

Track listing

7" single (CBS 4112 and CBS C5 8122) # "Et si tu n'existais pas" (3:25) # "Salut" (3:20) or # "Salut" (3:20) # "Et si tu n'existais pas" (3:25)

Cover versions

* 2013:

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with Joe Dassin on the album ''Et si tu n'existais pas''

References

{{Joe Dassin 1975 songs 1976 singles Joe Dassin songs French songs CBS Disques singles Songs written by Pierre Delanoë Songs written by Claude Lemesle Songs written by Toto Cutugno Songs with lyrics by Vito Pallavicini Song recordings produced by Jacques Plait