Wind Beneath My Wings




"Wind Beneath My Wings" (sometimes titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Hero") is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley.[1]


The song was originally recorded by Roger Whittaker in 1982, as well as by Sheena Easton and Lee Greenwood. The song appeared very shortly thereafter in charted versions by Colleen Hewett (1982), Lou Rawls (1983), Gladys Knight & the Pips (1983), and Gary Morris (1983). The highest-charting version of the song to date was recorded in 1988 by singer and actress Bette Midler for the soundtrack to the film Beaches. This version was released as a single in early 1989, spent one week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in June 1989, and won Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year in February 1990. On October 24, 1991, Midler's single was also certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of one million copies in the United States. In 2004 Midler's version finished at No. 44 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.


In a 2002 UK poll, "Wind Beneath My Wings" was found to be the most-played song at British funerals.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Lou Rawls version


    • 2.1 Chart performance




  • 3 Gary Morris version


    • 3.1 Chart performance




  • 4 Bette Midler version


    • 4.1 Track listing


    • 4.2 Chart performance


      • 4.2.1 Weekly charts


      • 4.2.2 Year-end charts






  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Background


Silbar and Henley recorded a demo of the song, which they gave to musician Bob Montgomery. Montgomery then recorded his own demo version of the song, changing it from the mid-tempo version he was given to a ballad. Silbar and Henley then shopped the song to many artists, eventually resulting in Roger Whittaker becoming the first to release the song commercially. It appeared on his 1982 studio album, also titled The Wind Beneath My Wings.


The song was very shortly thereafter recorded by Australian artist Colleen Hewett and released by Avenue Records in 1982. Hewitt's recording became the first version of the song to be issued as a single and to appear on a national chart, peaking at #52 on Australia's Kent Music Report chart.


The first year "Wind Beneath My Wings" appeared on music industry trade publication charts in the United States was 1983. Singer Lou Rawls was the first to score a major hit with the song, as his version peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, No. 60 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, and No. 65 on the main Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[3]


Gladys Knight & The Pips also released a recording of the song in 1983 under the title "Hero". Their version peaked at No. 64 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart[3] while also reaching No. 23 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.


Singer Gary Morris released a country version of the song in 1983. Morris's version of the song peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart and later won both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association awards for Song of the Year. Kenny Rogers released his version of the song in 1996 as part of the Vote for Love album.[citation needed]


In 1997 the song was recorded by British actor Steven Houghton, reaching no. 3 on the UK singles chart on 17 November 1997.[citation needed]



Lou Rawls version








































"The Wind Beneath My Wings"

Single by Lou Rawls
from the album "When the Night Comes'
B-side "Midnight Sunshine"
Released March, 1983
Format 45 RPM single
Genre
Soul, Pop
Length 3:53
Label
Epic 34-03758
Songwriter(s)
L. Henley, J. Silbar
Producer(s) Ron Haffkine

Lou Rawls singles chronology





"Let Me Show You How"
(1982)
 "The Wind Beneath My Wings"
(1983)
 "Upside Down"
(1983)


Lou Rawls was the first to land the song on the chart in the US.[4] The up-tempo version by Rawls was released in March 1983 on Epic 34-03758. It was backed with "Midnight Sunshine".[5][6] It appeared on his album, When the Night Comes.[7] It spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and on April 16, 1983, it peaked at no. 65.[8] It also got to no. 60 on the R&B chart.[9] Rawls once performed a twelve minute live version of the song at a concert in Elgin, Illinois.[10]



Chart performance



















Chart (1983)
 Peak
position

Billboard Adult Contemporary
 10

Billboard Hot Black Singles
 60

Billboard, Hot 100
 65


Gary Morris version
































"The Wind Beneath My Wings"

Single by Gary Morris
from the album Why Lady Why
B-side "The Way I Love You Tonight"
Released August 6, 1983
Length 4:40
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen

Gary Morris singles chronology





"The Love She Found in Me"
(1983)
 "The Wind Beneath My Wings"
(1983)
 "Why Lady Why"
(1983)


"Wind Beneath My Wings" was recorded by country artist Gary Morris and reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It was named Song of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association.



Chart performance















Chart (1983)
 Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11]
 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks
 10



Bette Midler version












































"Wind Beneath My Wings"

Single by Bette Midler
from the album Beaches: Original Soundtrack Recording
B-side "Oh Industry"
Released June 1, 1989
Format
CD single, cassette single
Recorded 1988
Genre Pop
Length
4:18 (edit)
4:54 (album and 7" version)
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar
Producer(s) Arif Mardin

Bette Midler singles chronology





"Under the Boardwalk"
(1989)
 "Wind Beneath My Wings"
(1989)
 "From a Distance"
(1990)


"Wind Beneath My Wings" was performed by Bette Midler for the soundtrack of the film Beaches and became a US number-one single. It was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards of 1990. The song became a worldwide hit; it charted at No. 5 in the UK, No. 2 in Iceland, No. 4 in New Zealand, and No. 1 in Australia.


Midler performed the song following the annual in memoriam montage at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014.[12] By sheer coincidence, Idina Menzel had sung "Wind Beneath My Wings" as a duet with Kristen Bell[13] at her successful audition for the 2013 film Frozen, which would go on to win two awards at that same awards ceremony (and where Menzel performed live the popular song "Let It Go" from the film).


Midler performed the song, with the fictional character Krusty the Clown, on season 4 episode 22 of The Simpsons in 1993.



Track listing


7": US (Atlantic 7-88972)
7": UK (Atlantic A8972)
7": Japan (Atlantic PRS-2048)
3": Japan (Atlantic 09P3-6159)



  1. "Wind Beneath My Wings"

  2. "Oh Industry"


12": UK (Atlantic A8972T)
3": UK (Atlantic A8972CD)



  1. "Wind Beneath My Wings"

  2. "Oh Industry"

  3. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today"


CDM: US (Atlantic PR2615-2) promo



  1. "Wind Beneath My Wings" (edit)

  2. "Wind Beneath My Wings" (album version)


CDM: Germany (Atlantic 756785481-2)



  1. "Wind Beneath My Wings"

  2. "From a Distance"

  3. "In My Life"

  4. "To Deserve You"


Note: Released in 1996



Chart performance











References





  1. ^ Kawashima, Dale. "Songwriter Jeff Silbar: How He Co-Wrote The Classic Hit, 'Wind Beneath My Wings'". SongwriterUniverse. Retrieved 11 February 2012.


  2. ^ "Midler and Dion top funeral chart". BBC News. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ ab Billboard, 13 April 1996, p. 106


  4. ^ Who Did It First?: Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists, By Bob Leszczak - Page 229


  5. ^ Pop Archives - LOU RAWLS, (The) Wind Beneath My Wings


  6. ^ 45Cat - Record Details, Artist: Lou Rawls, Catalogue: 34-03758


  7. ^ AllMusic - Lou Rawls, '"When the Night Comes AllMusic Review by Andrew Hamilton


  8. ^ Billboard.com - Lou Rawls | Chart History, Wind Beneath My Wings


  9. ^ Billboard, April 13, 1996 - Page 106 CHART BEAT, 'I Will Survive' Becomes Savage by Fred Bronson


  10. ^ CMJ New Music Monthly, February, 2001 - Page 54


  11. ^ "Gary Morris Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


  12. ^ Harrison, Lily (2 March 2014). "Bette Midler Sings During Oscars In Memoriam Tribute Honoring James Gandolfini, Philip Seymour Hoffman and More". E! Entertainment Television. Retrieved 3 March 2014.


  13. ^ World Entertainment News Network (November 1, 2013). "Tangled – Secret Phone Recording Helped Idina Menzel Land New Disney Role". ContactMusic.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.


  14. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 (25. ágúst 1989)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved July 24, 2018.


  15. ^ "Bette Midler Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.


  16. ^ "Bette Midler Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.


  17. ^ UK Singles Chart


  18. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.




External links



  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics












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