My Friend the Wind explained

My Friend The Wind
Type:single
Artist:Demis Roussos
Album:Forever and Ever
Label:Philips
Producer:Demis Roussos
Prev Title:Forever and Ever" /
"Velvet Mornings
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia
Next Year:1973

"My Friend The Wind" is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos. It was released as a single in 1973.

The song was included on Roussos' 1973 album Forever and Ever.

Background and writing

The song was written by Alec R. Costandinos and Stélios Vlavianós. The recording was produced by Demis Roussos.

There is also a Spanish-language version, titled "Mi amigo el viento".[1]

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 1 in the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders).[2]

Track listings

7" single Philips 6009 388 (1973, Germany)
7" single RTB / Philips S 53.713 (1973, Yugoslavia)

A. "My Friend The Wind" (3:58)

B. "Lay It Down" (3:45)

7" single Philips 6009 416 (1973, Netherlands)

A. "My Friend The Wind" (3:54)

B. "Someday Somewhere" (3:06)

7" single Philips 6042 468 (1979, Austria)

A. "My Friend The Wind" (3:50)

B. "My Reason" (3:59)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1973)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 5

Covers

Engelbert Humperdinck covered the song on his 1974 covers album also titles My Friend the Wind on Decca Records. Croatian tenor Nenad Kero also did a cover of the song in 1996, released under the title "Daleko mi najdraži dom".

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Démis Roussos* - Forever And Ever = Eternamente (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs. . 1973 . 26 October 2017.
  2. Web site: spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - My Friend The Wind. 23 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1973. Ultratop. 15 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1973. Dutch Top 40. 15 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1973. dutchcharts.nl. 15 August 2021.