Wind Beneath My Wings - wikipedia 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. 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. 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. Following both Whittaker 's and Hewitt 's recordings, 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. 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. Kenny Rogers released his version of the song in 1996 as part of the Vote for Love album. 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 ) `` 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. The up - tempo version by Rawls was released in March 1983 on Epic 34 - 03758. It was backed with `` Midnight Sunshine ''. It appeared on his album, When the Night Comes. It spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and on April 16, 1983, it peaked at no. 65. It also got to no. 60 on the R&B chart. Rawls once performed a twelve minute live version of the song at a concert in Elgin, Illinois. 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 ) `` 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 ) 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 Genre Pop Length 4 : 18 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 ) `` 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. 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. By sheer coincidence, Idina Menzel had sung `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' as a duet with Kristen Bell 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 ) `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' `` Oh Industry '' 12 `` : UK ( Atlantic A8972T ) 3 '' : UK ( Atlantic A8972CD ) `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' `` Oh Industry '' `` I Think It 's Going to Rain Today '' CDM : US ( Atlantic PR2615 - 2 ) promo `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' ( album version ) CDM : Germany ( Atlantic 756785481 - 2 ) `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' `` From a Distance '' `` In My Life '' `` To Deserve You '' Note : Released in 1996 Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1989 -- 1990, 1996 -- 1997 and 2008 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) Australian ARIA Singles Chart New Zealand Singles Chart UK Singles Chart 5 Chart ( 2008 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart 70 Year - end charts Chart ( 1989 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 31 References Jump up ^ Kawashima, Dale. `` Songwriter Jeff Silbar : How He Co-Wrote The Classic Hit, ' Wind Beneath My Wings ' ''. SongwriterUniverse. Retrieved 11 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Midler and Dion top funeral chart ''. BBC News. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2014. ^ Jump up to : Billboard, 13 April 1996, p. 106 Jump up ^ Who Did It First ? : Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists, By Bob Leszczak - Page 229 Jump up ^ Pop Archives - LOU RAWLS, ( The ) Wind Beneath My Wings Jump up ^ 45Cat - Record Details, Artist : Lou Rawls, Catalogue : 34 - 03758 Jump up ^ AllMusic - Lou Rawls, ' `` When the Night Comes AllMusic Review by Andrew Hamilton Jump up ^ Billboard.com - Lou Rawls Chart History, Wind Beneath My Wings Jump up ^ Billboard, April 13, 1996 - Page 106 CHART BEAT, ' I Will Survive ' Becomes Savage by Fred Bronson Jump up ^ CMJ New Music Monthly, February, 2001 - Page 54 Jump up ^ `` Gary Morris Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ World Entertainment News Network ( November 1, 2013 ). `` Tangled -- Secret Phone Recording Helped Idina Menzel Land New Disney Role ''. ContactMusic.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Bette Midler Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Bette Midler Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ UK Singles Chart Jump up ^ `` 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 Preceded by `` Rock On '' by Michael Damian Billboard Hot 100 number - one single June 10, 1989 Succeeded by `` I 'll Be Loving You ( Forever ) '' by New Kids on the Block Gary Morris Studio albums Anything Goes What If We Fall in Love ? Notable singles `` Headed for a Heartache '' `` Do n't Look Back '' `` Dreams Die Hard '' `` Velvet Chains '' `` The Love She Found in Me '' `` The Wind Beneath My Wings '' `` Why Lady Why '' `` Second Hand Heart '' `` Between Two Fires '' `` Baby Bye Bye '' `` Lasso the Moon '' `` I 'll Never Stop Loving You '' `` 100 % Chance of Rain '' `` Anything Goes '' `` Honeycomb '' `` Leave Me Lonely '' `` Plain Brown Wrapper '' Collaboration singles `` Makin ' Up for Lost Time ( The Dallas Lovers ' Song ) '' ( with Crystal Gayle ) `` Another World '' ( with Crystal Gayle ) Guest singles `` You 're Welcome to Tonight '' ( with Lynn Anderson ) Related articles Discography Colleen Hewett Studio albums Colleen Hewett M'Lady Colleen Tenterfield Dreams Black & White Compilation albums Greatest Hits Notable singles `` Superstar '' `` Day by Day '' `` Carry That Weight '' `` Waltzing Matilda '' `` Sit Yourself Down '' `` I Believe When I Fall in Love '' `` If You Could Read My Mind '' `` Dreaming My Dreams with You '' `` The Wind Beneath My Wings '' `` I Hope I Never '' Related articles The Incredible Penguins Bette Midler Discography Studio albums The Divine Miss M Bette Midler Songs for the New Depression Broken Blossom Thighs and Whispers No Frills Some People 's Lives Bette of Roses Bathhouse Betty Bette Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook Cool Yule It 's the Girls ! 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'' -- Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley ( songwriters ) ( 1963 ) `` Days of Wine and Roses '' -- Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini ( songwriters ) ( 1964 ) `` Hello, Dolly ! '' -- Jerry Herman ( songwriter ) ( 1965 ) `` The Shadow of Your Smile '' -- Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel ( songwriters ) ( 1966 ) `` Michelle '' -- John Lennon & Paul McCartney ( songwriters ) ( 1967 ) `` Up, Up, and Away '' -- Jimmy Webb ( songwriter ) ( 1968 ) `` Little Green Apples '' -- Bobby Russell ( songwriter ) ( 1969 ) `` Games People Play '' -- Joe South ( songwriter ) ( 1970 ) `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' -- Paul Simon ( songwriter ) ( 1971 ) `` You 've Got a Friend '' -- Carole King ( songwriter ) ( 1972 ) `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' -- Ewan MacColl ( songwriter ) ( 1973 ) `` Killing Me Softly with His Song '' -- Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox ( songwriters ) ( 1974 ) `` The Way We Were '' -- Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch ( songwriters ) ( 1975 ) `` Send In the Clowns '' -- Stephen Sondheim ( songwriter ) ( 1976 ) `` I Write the Songs '' -- Bruce Johnston ( songwriter ) ( 1977 ) `` Evergreen ( Love Theme from A Star Is Born ) '' -- Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams ( songwriters ) / `` You Light Up My Life '' -- Joe Brooks ( songwriter ) ( 1978 ) `` Just the Way You Are '' -- Billy Joel ( songwriter ) ( 1979 ) `` What a Fool Believes '' -- Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald ( songwriters ) ( 1980 ) 1981 − 2000 `` Sailing '' -- Christopher Cross ( songwriter ) ( 1981 ) `` Bette Davis Eyes '' -- Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon ( songwriters ) ( 1982 ) `` Always on My Mind '' -- Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson ( songwriters ) ( 1983 ) `` Every Breath You Take '' -- Sting ( songwriter ) ( 1984 ) `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' -- Graham Lyle & Terry Britten ( songwriters ) ( 1985 ) `` We Are the World '' -- Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie ( songwriters ) ( 1986 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' -- Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager ( songwriters ) ( 1987 ) `` Somewhere Out There '' -- James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil ( songwriters ) ( 1988 ) `` Do n't Worry, Be Happy '' -- Bobby McFerrin ( songwriter ) ( 1989 ) `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' -- Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar ( songwriters ) ( 1990 ) `` From a Distance '' -- Julie Gold ( songwriter ) ( 1991 ) `` Unforgettable '' -- Irving Gordon ( songwriter ) ( 1992 ) `` Tears in Heaven '' -- Eric Clapton & Will Jennings ( songwriters ) ( 1993 ) `` A Whole New World '' -- Alan Menken & Tim Rice ( songwriters ) ( 1994 ) `` Streets of Philadelphia '' -- Bruce Springsteen ( songwriter ) ( 1995 ) `` Kiss from a Rose '' -- Seal ( songwriter ) ( 1996 ) `` Change the World '' -- Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims ( songwriters ) ( 1997 ) `` Sunny Came Home '' -- Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal ( songwriters ) ( 1998 ) `` My Heart Will Go On '' -- James Horner & Will Jennings ( songwriters ) ( 1999 ) `` Smooth '' -- Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas ( songwriters ) ( 2000 ) 2001 − present `` Beautiful Day '' -- Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson ( songwriters ) ( 2001 ) `` Fallin ' '' -- Alicia Keys ( songwriter ) ( 2002 ) `` Do n't Know Why '' -- Jesse Harris ( songwriter ) ( 2003 ) `` Dance with My Father '' -- Richard Marx & Luther Vandross ( songwriters ) ( 2004 ) `` Daughters '' -- John Mayer ( songwriter ) ( 2005 ) `` Sometimes You Ca n't Make It on Your Own '' -- Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson ( songwriters ) ( 2006 ) `` Not Ready to Make Nice '' -- Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson ( songwriters ) ( 2007 ) `` Rehab '' -- Amy Winehouse ( songwriter ) ( 2008 ) `` Viva la Vida '' -- Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin ( songwriters ) ( 2009 ) `` Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) '' -- Thaddis `` Kuk '' Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart ( songwriters ) ( 2010 ) `` Need You Now '' -- Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott ( songwriters ) ( 2011 ) `` Rolling in the Deep '' -- Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth ( songwriters ) ( 2012 ) `` We Are Young '' -- Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess ( songwriters ) ( 2013 ) `` Royals '' -- Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor ( songwriters ) ( 2014 ) `` Stay with Me '' ( Darkchild version ) -- James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith ( songwriters ) ( 2015 ) `` Thinking Out Loud '' -- Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge ( songwriters ) ( 2016 ) `` Hello '' -- Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin ( songwriters ) ( 2017 ) `` That 's What I Like '' -- Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip ( songwriters ) ( 2018 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wind_Beneath_My_Wings&oldid=835883524 '' Categories : 1980s ballads 1982 songs 1982 singles 1983 singles 1988 singles 1989 singles Atlantic Records singles Pop ballads Gary Morris songs Colleen Hewett songs Bette Midler songs Sheena Easton songs Gladys Knight & the Pips songs Lou Rawls songs Patti LaBelle songs Billboard Hot 100 number - 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Question: who sang the wind beneath my wings first
Answer: Roger Whittaker