My Friend the Wind


"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".

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 1 in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Track listings

7" single Philips 6009 388

7" single RTB / Philips S 53.713
7" single Philips 6009 416
'''7" single Philips 6042 468'''

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".