My Friend the Wind

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"My Friend The Wind"
Single by Demis Roussos
from the album Forever and Ever
Released1973 (1973)
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Alec R. Costandinos, Stélios Vlavianós
Producer(s) Demis Roussos
Demis Roussos singles chronology
"Forever and Ever" /
"Velvet Mornings"
(1973)		"My Friend The Wind"
(1973)		"Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia"
(1973)
Music video
"My Friend the Wind" (TopPop, 1973) on YouTube

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

Contents

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. [1]

There is also a Spanish-language version, titled "Mi amigo el viento". [2]

Commercial performance

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

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) [1]

7" single Philips 6009 416 (1973, Netherlands)

A. "My Friend The Wind" (3:54)
B. "Someday Somewhere" (3:06) [1]

7" single Philips 6042 468 (1979, Austria)

A. "My Friend The Wind" (3:50)
B. "My Reason" (3:59) [1]

Charts

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".

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - My Friend The Wind" . Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Démis Roussos* - Forever And Ever = Eternamente (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs . 1973. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 1973" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1973". Ultratop. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1973". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1973". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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