Wind Beneath My Wings

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" 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.

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

In a 2002 UK poll, "Wind Beneath My Wings" was found as the most played song in British cemeteries.

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Silbar and Henley recorded a demo of the song, which they gave to musician Bob Montgomery. Montgomery then recorded a demo version of his song, changing it from the mid-tempo version given to the ballad. Silbar and Henley then threw the song to many artists, eventually resulting in Roger Whittaker being 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 long later recorded by Australian artist Colleen Hewett and released by Avenue Records in 1982. The Hewitt record became the first version of the song to be published as a single and appeared on the national charts, peaking at # 52 on Australia's Kent Charts Music Report.

Following the recording of Whittaker and Hewitt, many other artists recorded songs, including Sheena Easton. The Easton version appeared on her 1982 studio album Madness, Money & amp; Music , and his 1984 Spanish album Todo me recuerda ti even though it was not released as a single by the record company. He did, however, do that at The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Merv Griffin Show, his live HBO live concert, and his NBC special television.

The first year "Wind Beneath My Wings" appeared on the staircase of the music industry trade publication in the United States in 1983. Singer Lou Rawls was the first person to score a big hit with the song, as his version peaked at No. 1. 10 on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart, No. 60 on the Billboard chart of Hot Black Singles, and No. 65 on the main Billboard chart Hot 100 single. Gladys Knight & amp; The Pips also released recorded songs in 1983 under the title "Hero", and their version peaked at No. 1. 64 on Billboard ' Hot Black Singles chart while also reaching No. 1. 23 on Billboard ' s Adult Contemporary chart. Singer Gary Morris released the country version of the song in 1983 which charted the highest on one of Billboard's music charts that year. The Morris version of the song peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hotland Singles chart, and also later won the Academy Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association award for Song of the Year. Kenny Rogers released his version of the song in 1996 as part of the album Vote for Love .

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Lou Rawls Version

Lou Rawls was the first to land a song on the US charts. The up-tempo version by Rawls was released in March 1983 at Epic 34-03758. It's supported by "Midnight Sunshine". It appeared on his album, On Night of Arrival . It spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and on April 16, 1983, it peaked at no. 65. It should also not. 60 on the R & amp chart B. Rawls once played a twelve-minute live version of the song at a concert in Elgin, Illinois.

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Gary Morris Version

"Wind Beneath My Wings" was captured by state artist Gary Morris and reached the Big 10 on the Billboard Hotland Singles chart. It's named Song of the Year by the Country Music Academy and the Country Music Association.

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Bette Midler Version

"Wind Beneath My Wings" was performed by Bette Midler for the soundtrack of the movie Beaches and became US number one. It's called Year Recording and Song of the Year at the 1990 Grammy Awards. The song is a hit all over the world; it charted in No. 5 in the UK, No. 4 in New Zealand, and No. 1 in Australia.

Midler performed the song following an annual montage in memory at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014. By coincidence Idina Menzel has sung "Wind Beneath My Wings" as a duet with Kristen Bell at his successful audition for the 2013 film Frozen , who will continue to win two awards at the same award ceremony (and where Menzel features the popular live song "Let It Go" from the movie).

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

Track list

7 ": English (Atlantic PRS-2048) 3": Japan (Atlantic 09-3-6159)

1. "Wind Beneath My Wings"
2. "Oh Industry"

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

1. "Wind Beneath My Wings"
2. "Oh Industry"
3. "I Think It Will Rain On This Day"

CDM: US (Atlantic PR2615-2) promo

1. "Wind Beneath My Wings" (edit)
2. "Wind Beneath My Wings" (versi album)

CDM: Germany (Atlantic 756785481-2)

1. "Wind Beneath My Wings"
2. "From Long Distance"
3. "In My Life"
4. "To Find You"

Note: Released in 1996

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References

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External links

• Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics

Source of the article : Wikipedia