"Sapore di sale" (
It. for "Taste of salt") is a song written and originally recorded by
Italian
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singer
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Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli (; born 23 September 1934 in Monfalcone) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is a seminal figure who has written a number of songs widely regarded as classics in Italian popular music, including: " Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa ...
, in 1963.
Background
As its composer also corroborated, "Sapore di sale" was composed in
Capo d'Orlando
Capo d'Orlando ( scn, Capu d'Orlannu) is a in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy, one of the main centers of the mountain and coastal Nebrodi area.
History
After the destruction of the Greek colony of Agathyrnum ...
,
Sicily
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, "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. At the time, Paoli was married to Anna Fabbri but was carrying on an affair with young actress
Stefania Sandrelli
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, the affair resulting in the birth of daughter Amanda Sandrelli.
As Sandrelli claimed, "Sapore di sale" was inspired by her.
Production
The song was recorded in Rome in 1963, on an arrangement by
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classica ...
who also conducted the orchestra.
Gato Barbieri
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performed the sax
solo
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.
Release
The song was released as a single in 1963 by RCA Italiana
RCA Italiana was an Italian record company founded in 1949 and active until 1987, the date on which, together with the parent company RCA Records, it was bought by BMG Entertainment.
History
Founded in Rome in 1949 under the Vatican's protecti ...
.Cantagiro
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music festival with it.
Notable covers
Gino Paoli had some success in Spain
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where, in October 1964,his Spanish-language version reached the 8th place in the hit parade.Billboard oct. 3, 1964
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References
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1963 songs
1963 singles
Italian-language songs
Number-one singles in Italy
Gino Paoli songs
RCA Records singles