My Friend the Wind
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| "My Friend The Wind" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Demis Roussos | ||||
| from the album Forever and Ever | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alec R. Costandinos, Stélios Vlavianós | |||
| Producer(s) | Demis Roussos | |||
| Demis Roussos singles chronology | ||||
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| 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.
The song was included on Roussos' 1973 album Forever and Ever.
Background and writing[edit]
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[edit]
The song reached no. 1 in the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders).[1]
Track listings[edit]
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[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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Covers[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - My Friend The Wind". Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Démis Roussos* - Forever And Ever = Eternamente (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 1973" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1973". Ultratop. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1973". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1973". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 August 2021.