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.
[3] The song was recorded in Rome in 1963, on an arrangement by Ennio Morricone who also conducted the orchestra.
[8] Gino Paoli had some success in Spain where, in October 1964, his Spanish-language version reached the 8th place in the hit parade.