The Wayward Wind
| "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 pop | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Era | |||
| Composer | Stanley Lebowsky | |||
| Lyricist | Herb Newman | |||
| Producer | Buddy Bregman | |||
| Gogi Grant singles chronology | ||||
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"The Wayward Wind" is a country and pop song written by Stanley Lebowsky (music) and Herb Newman (lyrics), 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". It remained in the top ten for 15 weeks, 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.