Salade de fruits

1959 single by Bourvil

"Salade de fruits"

Single by Bourvil
Language| French
Released| 1959 (1959)
Label| Pathé Marconi EMI
Composer(s)| Armand Canfora, Noël Roux[1]
Lyricist(s)| Noël Roux[1]
Music video
"Salade de fruits" (French TV, 1959) on YouTube

"Salade de fruits" (Translation: Fruit salad) is a 1959 song by French comedy actor Bourvil.[2] The song is set in Hawaii.[3] The lyrics describe a French Polynesian girl whose name is Fruit Salad and who is compared by the singer to a literal fruit salad, being just as delicious and nice. He sings that his father and mother like her that he wants to marry her. [4][5]

## Background and writing

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The song was written by Noël Roux and Armand Canfora.[6]

## Commercial performance

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In France the song was released on an EP by Bourvil in 1959.

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

In Wallonia (French Belgium) the song reached no. 3.[6][7]

## 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][6]

### 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"[8][7]

## Cover versions

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The tune has also been recorded by Luis Mariano (in 1960), Franck Pourcel, Mad Dodo (in 1992), and Roberto Alagna (in 2005).[9]

## Charts

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Chart (1960)  | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6][7] | 3

### Luis Mariano version

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Chart (1960)  | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] | Tip

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Bourvil - Salade De Fruits (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
2. ^ https://passionvinyls.fr/bourvil-salade-de-fruits-1959/
3. ^ https://www.lefigaro.fr/2007/08/10/03004-20070810ARTFIG90118-le_cynisme_oublie_de_salade_de_fruits.php
4. ^ https://mistertravel.news/2021/06/17/une-destination-une-chanson-salade-de-fruits-de-bourvil/
5. ^ https://www.musixmatch.com/fr/paroles/Bourvil/Salade-de-fruits
6. ^ a b c d "ultratop.be - Bourvil - Salade de fruits". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
7. ^ a b c "ultratop.be - Annie Cordy - Salade de fruits". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
8. ^ "Annie Cordy - Salade De Fruits (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
9. ^ "Search: Salade de fruits (ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS)". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
10. ^ "Luis Mariano – Salade de fruits" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-12-08.

## External links

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* Bourvil — Salade de fruits (EP) at Discogs
* Annie Cordy — Salade de fruits (EP) at Discogs

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work
* MusicBrainz release group

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