Sapore di sale

"Sapore di sale" is a song written and originally recorded by Gino Paoli. The song was released as a single in June 1963 by RCA Italiana.[1] The song was the biggest hit of Paoli, but also one of the evergreen classics of Italian music.[2] The song had also attended the 1963 edition of Cantagiro, where he had not obtained a successful result;[3] on the contrary he obtained an extraordinary success of sales and in August 1963, the 45 rpm reached number one on the Italian charts.[4]

"Sapore di sale"
Single by Gino Paoli
from the album Basta chiudere gli occhi
B-side"La nostra casa"
Released1963
GenrePop
Length3:30
LabelRCA Italiana
Songwriter(s)Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli singles chronology
"Le cose dell'amore"
(1963)		 "Sapore di sale"
(1963)		 "Che cosa c'è"
(1963)

Story and Inspiration

As recounted by the same Paoli, "Sapore di sale" was born in Capo d'Orlando (Sicily), in a deserted house near a deserted beach, where the author was to hold concerts in a dance hall with his band. Unpredictably, on the owner of the restaurant kind invitation, they stayed there for a fortnight.[5] Although the author had denied this version of events, many commentators argued that for some reason, this song was inspired by Stefania Sandrelli.[6]

Recording personnel

The album was recorded in Rome in 1963, on that occasion Gino Paoli was accompanied by the orchestra directed by Ennio Morricone and Gato Barbieri who performed the sax solo.[7]

Cover
in Italian
in Spanish

Gino Paoli had some success in Spain where, in October 1964, reached the 8th place in the hit parade.[8]

  • 1963, Gloria Aguirre, (Chile)
  • 1964, Carlos González, (Chile)
  • 1964, Jimmy Santi, (Sabor a salado) (Perù)
  • 1964, Peret, (España)
in Portuguese
in English
  • 1964, Steve Perry (When Nobody Loves You)[9]
in Croatian

Instrumental versions
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References
  1. Discografia Nazionale della Canzone Italiana
  2. Gino Paoli Archived 2015-03-02 at the Wayback Machine see Cantanti Italiani
  3. Il Cantagiro - Sito ufficiale: Storia Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. See the article Sapore di sale on Hit Parade Italia
  5. from an interview published in La Stampa, 09/08/2005, p. 27
  6. La Stampa, cit.
  7. Franco Fabbri, Goffredo Plastino, Made in Italy: Studies in Popular Music, Routledge, New York - London, 2014 see it online
  8. Billboard oct. 3, 1964
  9. Billboard feb. 8, 1964, p.39
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