Windy

Windy

Infobox Single
Name = Windy


Caption = "Windy" by The Association
Artist = The Association
from Album = Insight Out
B-side = "Sometime"
Released = 1967
Format =
Recorded =
Genre =
Length = 2:53
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Writer = Ruthann Friedman
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =

  • #1 (U.S. Pop)

    • Last single = No Fair At All
    (1967)
    This single = Windy
    (1967)
    Next single = Never My Love
    (1967)
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    Audio file = Windy by The Association.ogg    Infobox Single
    Name = Windy


    Artist = Wes Montgomery
    from Album = A Day in the Life
    B-side = "Watch What Happens"
    Released = 1967
    Format = 7" single
    Recorded =
    Genre = Jazz instrumental
    Length = 2:20
    Label = A&M/CTI
    Writer = Ruthann Friedman
    Producer =
    Certification =
    Chart position =
  • #10 (U.S. AC)
  • #44 (U.S. Pop)

    • Last single =
    This single = Windy
    (1967)
    Next single = Wind Song
    (1968)

    "Windy" is a pop music song written by Ruthann Friedman and recorded by The Association. Released in 1967, the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in July of that year. Later in 1967, an instrumental version by jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery became his biggest Hot 100 hit when it peaked at number forty-four. "Windy" was The Association's second U.S. number-one, following "Cherish" in 1966.

    According to rumor, the original lyrics by Ruthann Friedman were about a man, and The Association changed them to be about a woman [ [http://ruthannfriedman.com/lyrics/ Ruthann Friedman lyrics] ] However, Friedman eventually admitted that it had in fact been written about her dog, who had "stormy eyes" and walked "down the streets of the city, smiling at everybody she sees..."

    The song was featured in an episode of "The Drew Carey Show", where the character Nigel Wick (played by Craig Ferguson) played it on the harp. It was also featured recently in the second season finale of HBO's Big Love, where Teeny Henrickson leads a children's dance troupe while the song is playing for the annual Pioneers Festival.

    Barry Manilow and The Association covered this song along with "Cherish" on the 2006 album "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties". Also recorded by Astrud Gilberto on her album "Windy".

    The harpsichord/bass guitar riff on Windy is similar to the guitar riff on the 1966 song "Kicks" by Paul Revere and the Raiders.

    References

    ee also

    *Windy Boats
    *Windy (dinghy)


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