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Salade de fruits

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"Salade de fruits"
SinglebyBourvil
LanguageFrench
Released1959(1959)
LabelPathé Marconi EMI
Composer(s)Armand Canfora,Noël Roux[1]
Lyricist(s)Noël Roux[1]
Music video
"Salade de fruits" (French TV, 1959)onYouTube

"Salade de fruits"(Translation:Fruit salad) is a 1959 song byBourvil.

Background and writing

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The song was written byNoël RouxandArmand Canfora.[2]

Commercial performance

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In France the song was released on anEPbyBourvilin 1959.

Soon it was covered by Belgian actress and singerAnnie Cordy.(She also released her version on an EP.)

In Wallonia (French Belgium) the song reached no. 3.[2][3]

Track listings

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Bourvil version

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7-inch EP Pathé EG 488 M

A1. "Salade de fruits" (3:15)
A2. "Les rois fainéants" (3:06)
B. "On a vécu pour ça" (4:16)[1][2]

Annie Cordy version

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7-inch EP Columbia ESRF 1235 M

  1. A1. "Ivanhoe"
  2. A2. "Qu'il fait bon vivre"
  3. B1. "Salade de fruits"
  4. B2. "Personalités"[4][3]

Cover versions

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The tune has also been recorded byLuis Mariano(in 1960),Franck Pourcel,Mad Dodo (in 1992), andRoberto Alagna(in 2005).[5]

Charts

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Chart (1960) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50Wallonia)[2][3] 3

Luis Mariano version

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Chart (1960) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50Wallonia)[6] Tip

References

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  1. ^abc"Bourvil - Salade De Fruits (Vinyl) at Discogs".Discogs.Retrieved2017-12-08.
  2. ^abcd"ultratop.be - Bourvil - Salade de fruits".Ultratop.Retrieved2017-12-08.
  3. ^abc"ultratop.be - Annie Cordy - Salade de fruits".Ultratop.Retrieved2017-12-08.
  4. ^"Annie Cordy - Salade De Fruits (Vinyl) at Discogs".Discogs.Retrieved2017-12-08.
  5. ^"Search: Salade de fruits (ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS)".Ultratop.Retrieved2017-12-08.
  6. ^"Luis Mariano – Salade de fruits "(in French).Ultratop 50.Retrieved 2017-12-08.
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