"Wind Beneath My Wings" was written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. They recorded a demo of the song which they gave to 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 record it. It appeared on his 1982 album, also named Wind Beneath My Wings.
Following Whittaker's recording, many other artists recorded the song including Sheena Easton, who also recorded it in 1982. It appeared on Easton's Madness, Money, & Music album, but was not released as a single by her record company. She did, however, perform it on The Tonight Show, The Merv Griffin Show, her HBO live concert special, as well as her NBC television special.
Lou Rawls 1983 version peaked at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100. Gladys Knight & The Pips' 1983 recording of the song under the title "Hero" reached #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 and charted in the United States on both on the R&B and Adult Contemporary charts. But it was Gary Morris' 1983 country version of the song that first made it a major hit, winning ACM and CMA Song Of The Year.
The song was also recorded by Colleen Hewett, Lee Greenwood, B.J. Thomas, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Patti LaBelle, Eddie & Gerald Levert, John Tesh, Judy Collins, Shirley Bassey, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Sonata Arctica and Perry Como.
"Wind Beneath My Wings" was performed by Bette Midler for the soundtrack of the film Beaches and became a U.S. number-one single. It was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards of 1990.
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