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"Wind Beneath My Wings" (sometimes titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Hero") is a song written in 1982 by Americans Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. [1]The song was first recorded [2] by Australian singer Kamahl in 1982 for a country and western album he was recording.
The song "Wind Beneath My Wings" (written by Henley and Jeff Silbar) was a U.S. #1 hit for Bette Midler and has since totaled around 6 million radio air plays. [12] The song earned Henley and Silbar the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for 1989, and Bette Midler the Record of the Year award. [13]
Jeff Silbar is a songwriter. Silbar, a native of Los Angeles , won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1990 for co-writing Bette Midler 's " Wind Beneath My Wings " with Larry Henley . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
"The Wind Beneath My Wings" (words and music by Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar) "I'm Dreaming of Hawaii" (music by Nick Perito and lyrics by Jennifer L. Perito and Dick Williams) "Do You Remember Me" (music by Nick Perito and lyrics by Richard B. Matheson) "My Heart Stood Still" (music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
"Wind Beneath My Wings", which had been recorded by several other artists before Midler in the early 1980s, among them Sheena Easton, Roger Whittaker, Gary Morris, Perry Como, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Lou Rawls, was released as the second single in February 1989, following the box office success of the movie.
One of the album's four singles was "Wind Beneath My Wings", [2] which showcased Morris' soaring tenor. Written by Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar, the song about heroes — which Morris recorded as a ballad — became one of the earliest hit versions of the song; [2] a better-known version by Bette Midler would top the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989.
As a piece of songwriting, Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar’s “Wind Beneath My Wings” is pretty drippy (which is probably why it also won song of the year). But Midler’s vocal makes it soar.
"Superstar"/"Wind Beneath My Wings" ... Jeff Silbar; Larry Henley; Freddie Jackson; Yasha; 4:10: Charts. Chart (2006) Peak position US Independent Albums [2] 17