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'"Sabor a M"' ("Taste of Me") is a 1959 bolero by Mexican composer and singer lvaro Carrillo. It was internationally popularized by Los Panchos, who collaborated on their rendition with Eydie Gorm in 1964. Among the over 300 songs that he created, this song was considered Carrillo's biggest hit both in Mexico and internationally. Since its creation, the song has been covered by several artists, including among them Mexican singer Luis Miguel, Cuban jazz pianist Bebo Valdes, k-pop boygroup EXO, and the Mexican American musicians Los Lobos.

The autobiographical movie of lvaro Carrillo, starring Jos Jos, uses this song name as its title.

Covers



Luis Miguel version



In 1997, Mexican singer Luis Miguel covered "Sabor a M" on his album 'Romances'. It was released as the sixth single from the album in 1998 and peaked at number six on the 'Billboard' Hot Latin Songs. Miguel's cover was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1999 BMI Latin Awards.

Miguel's rendition received unfavorable reviews from music critics. Mario Tarradell of 'The Dallas Morning News' noted that Miguel's cover of Sabor a M "retains some of its exotic, flamenco guitar-fueled flavor". Fernando Gonzalez of the 'Orange County Register' was not impressed with Miguel's take as he felt that Miguel "sounds simply loud, rather than romantic". 'Los Angeles Times' editor Ernesto Lechnero also criticized Luis Miguel's version of "Sabor a M" and stated that is "spun out of control with the addition of drums, reducing the lilting melody to something reminiscent of a TV commercial jingle".

Other covers

Mexican singer Javier Sols covered "Sabor a M" in 1960. His rendition was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.

Jos Jos covered the song when he played lvaro Carrillo in the 1988 biopic.

As part of the Music Bank World Tour, the South Korean band EXO-K sang 'Sabor a M' in Spanish at the "Music Bank in Mexico" show in Mexico City in 2014. The recording of the performance garnered millions of views online.

In 2016, Kali Uchis covered El Chicano's version of 'Sabor a M' after she asked her fans online to vote for the song they wanted her to sing.

Other artists who have covered this song or made their own rendition include the following:

Armando Manzanero, Bebo Valds, Prez Prado, Isabel Pantoja, Javier Sols, Charles Manson, Rolando Laserie, Los Lobos, Los Sabandeos, Lucho Gatica, Manoella Torres, Mari Trini, Mina, Peppino di Capri, Orietta Berti, Lila Downs, Jos Feliciano, Carlos Cuevas, El Pescalla, Los ngeles Negros, David Cavazos, Rey Gordinfln, Tinku, Freddy Castillo, Monsieur Perin, El Chicano, The Mavericks, Cyrille Aime, Jonathan Richman and Tony Glausi, among others.

In 2011, Filipino traditional music duo HARANA PINOY made a cover of the song in the Filipino Harana (serenade) style a form of serenading from the Philippines.

In 2021, a version of the song was featured in "Cry Macho".

Eliane Elias included the song in her 2021 album 'Mirror Mirror'.

The Mavericks included the song on their 2020 album, en Espaol.

References



Category:Boleros

Category:1959 songs

Category:1960 singles

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Warner Music Latina singles

Category:Latin Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients

Category:1998 singles

Category:Luis Miguel songs

Category:Jos Jos songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Luis Miguel

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