"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)

"Sapore di sale" (It. for "Taste of salt") is a song written and originally recorded by Italian singer Gino Paoli, in 1963.

Background

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]

Production

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]

Charts

Chart (1963–64) Peak
position
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] 6
Brazil (IBOPE)[5] 6
Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] 2
Spain (AFYVE) 8

Release

The song was released as a single in 1963 by RCA Italiana.[7] Paoli entered the Cantagiro music festival with it.[8]

Notable covers

Gino Paoli had some success in Spain where, in October 1964, his Spanish-language version reached the 8th place in the hit parade.[9]

References

  1. ↑ from an interview published in La Stampa, 09/08/2005, p. 27
  2. ↑ Barraco, Morgan (26 April 2020). "Stefania Sandrelli - 'Ho bisogno di lavorare', la smentita, e sui vicini" [Stefania Sandrelli - 'I need to work', the denial, and her neighbors]. Il sussidiario (in Italian). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Bogani, Giovanni (12 July 2020). "Stefania Sandrelli: 'Io e Paoli a casa di Morricone. Così è nata Sapore di sale'" [Stefania Sandrelli: 'Me and Paoli at Morricone's house. This is how Sapore di sale was born']. Il Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Argentina's Best Sellers" (PDF). Cashbox. 1 February 1964.
  5. ↑ "Brazil's Best Sellers" (PDF). Cashbox. 23 May 1964.
  6. ↑ "I singoli più venduti del 1963". Hit Parade Italia.
  7. ↑ "Sapore di sale". Discografia Nazionale della Canzone Italiano. 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Il Cantagiro - Sito ufficiale: Storia Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Billboard oct. 3, 1964
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