Windy


"Windy" is a pop music song written by Ruthann Friedman and recorded by the Association. Released in 1967, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July of that year. Overseas, it went to No. 34 in Australia, and No. 3 in Yugoslavia. Later in 1967 an instrumental version by jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery became his biggest Hot 100 hit when it peaked at No. 44.
Not to be confused with The Beach Boys' 1964 song "Wendy", "Windy" was the Association's second U.S. No. 1, following "Cherish" in 1966. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 4 song for 1967. The lead vocals were sung in unison by Russ Giguere and Larry Ramos. Ramos said Ruthann Friedman had written the song about a man, and that the Association changed the lyrics to make it about a woman. Friedman refuted the rumor on her website:
Session musician Hal Blaine played drums.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

All-time charts

Covers

covered the song on his 1967 album A Day in the Life.
Astrud Gilberto covered the song on her 1968 album Windy.
Andy Williams released a version in 1968 on his album Honey.
Barry Manilow and The Association covered the song as a medley with "Cherish" on the 2006 album The Greatest Songs of the Sixties.