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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.〔Kawashima, Dale. ("Songwriter Jeff Silbar: How He Co-Wrote The Classic Hit, 'Wind Beneath My Wings ). ''SongwriterUniverse''. Retrieved 11 February 2012.〕They 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''. It was also recorded by Australian artist Colleen Hewett and released by Avenue Records in 1982, becoming a minor local hit, early the following year. Following Whittaker's recording, many other artists recorded the song, including Sheena Easton. Easton's versions appeared on her 1982 studio album ''Madness, Money & Music'', and her 1984 Spanish album ''Todo me recuerda a ti'' though it was not released as a single by her record company. She did, however, perform it on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', ''The Merv Griffin Show'', her HBO live concert special, and her NBC television special. 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.〔''Billboard'', 13 April 1996, p. 106〕 Gladys Knight & The Pips also released a recording of the song in 1983 under the title "Hero", and their version peaked at No. 64 on ''Billboard''s Hot Black Singles chart〔 while also reaching No. 23 on ''Billboard''s Adult Contemporary chart. Singer Gary Morris released a country version of the song in 1983 that charted highest on any of the ''Billboard'' music charts that year. Morris's version of the song peaked at No. 4 on ''Billboard''s Hot Country Singles chart, and also later won both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association awards for Song of the Year. 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. "Wind Beneath My Wings" has also been recorded by Kerry Ellis, Lee Greenwood, B.J. Thomas, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Sheena Easton, Patti LaBelle, Captain and Tennille, Joe Longthorne, Eddie and Gerald Levert, John Tesh, Judy Collins, Shirley Bassey, RyanDan, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Sonata Arctica, Chyi Yu, Perry Como, Sergio Franchi, Steven Houghton and Celine Dion, Nancy LaMott, the Mighty Clouds of Joy and R. Kelly. Paloma San Basilio (Spanish version "Gracias a ti") Lou Rawls sang the song at the nationally-televised 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala on January 19, 1985, the day before the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan.Jason Castro (singer) In a 2002 UK poll, "Wind Beneath My Wings" was found to be the most-played song at British funerals. ==Gary Morris version== "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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wind Beneath My Wings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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