WIND BENEATH MY WINGS ( Lyrics) BETTE MIDLER

Wind Beneath My Wings (sometimes titled The Wind Beneath My Wings and Hero ) is the title of a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. 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 midtempo 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 Wind Beneath My Wings. Following Whittaker s recording, many other artists recorded the song, including Sheena Easton (who also recorded it in 1982). Easton s version appeared on her 1982 studio album Madness, Money Music, 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, as well as