1983 Lou Rawls – Wind Beneath My Wings (US:#65)
“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 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.
Album
When The Night Comes is an album by Lou Rawls, released in 1983. Tracks 1 Upside Down (Dennis Locorriere) 03:34 2 Wind Beneath My Wings (Jeff Silbar; Larry Henley) 03:59 3 If You’re Gonna Love Me (Alan Gordon; Garry Bonner; Jimmie Woods) 02:41 4 A Couple More Years (Dennis Locorriere; Shel Silverstein) 03:48 5 The […]
Musicians
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | James Stroud |
| Guitar | Billy Joe Walker Jr |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Piano | David Briggs |
| Piano | Randy McCormick |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Percussion | Farrell Morris |
| Background Vocals | Diane Tidwell |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Silver |
| Background Vocals | Sherilyn Huffman |
| Background Vocals | The Cherry Sisters |
| Vocals | Lou Rawls |
Produced By
Ron Hafkinne
Songwriters
Jeff Silbar
Larry Henley
Charts
US:#65
UK:#