The Wind (Nolan Strong & The Diablos song)
| "The Wind" | ||||
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| Single by Nolan Strong & The Diablos | ||||
| from the album Fortune of Hits: Vol. 1 | ||||
| B-side | "Baby Be Mine" | |||
| Released | 1954 | |||
| Genre | Doo-wop, soul | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | Fortune Records Fortune 511 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nolan Strong, Bob Edwards, Devora Brown | |||
| Producer(s) | Devora Brown | |||
| Nolan Strong & The Diablos singles chronology | ||||
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"The Wind" is a 1954 doo-wop song by Nolan Strong & The Diablos. The song appeared originally on the group's second 45rpm single, "The Wind" b/w "Baby Be Mine" (Fortune Records). The lyrics describe a man who feels the summer wind blow as he thinks about a lover who left him.
In 2007, The Metro Times listed "The Wind" at no. 11 in The 100 Greatest Detroit Songs list - which was the November 11 cover story.
"The Wind" was the group's only national hit, though most of the group's other hits were local successes in Detroit, including "Mind Over Matter" (1962), which went to no. 1 on local radio station play lists in 1962.