| "The Wayward Wind" | ||||
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| Single by Gogi Grant | ||||
| from the album Suddenly There's Gogi Grant | ||||
| B-side | "No More Than Forever" | |||
| Released | March 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 1955 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Era | |||
| Composer(s) | Stanley Lebowsky | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Herb Newman | |||
| Producer(s) | Buddy Bregman | |||
| Gogi Grant singles chronology | ||||
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"The Wayward Wind" is a country song written by Stanley Lebowsky (music) and Herb Newman (lyrics),[1][2] and first recorded by American singer Gogi Grant in 1955, and released in 1956. Grant's version reached No. 1 on both the Cash Box charts, where it remained at No. 1 for five weeks, and the Billboard charts, remaining at No. 1 for six weeks, ending Elvis Presley's seven-week run at No. 1 with "Heartbreak Hotel".[3] It remained in the top 10 for fifteen weeks,[4] and was ranked as the No. 5 song for 1956 according to Billboard. It became a Gold record. Members of the Western Writers of America chose the song as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.[5]
- ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ Knowles, Eleanor (1956-07-14). "Singer, Composer Meet In S.L." The Deseret News. Salt Lake City.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (2016). ""The Wayward Wind" Singer Gogi Grant Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "All US Top 40 Singles For 1956". Billboard.
- ^ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.