Grammy Award for Song of the Year, shared with Larry Henley for "Wind Beneath My Wings."
Discography
Jeff Silbar's songs have lived everywhere.
From a Grammy-winning standard to country radio, rock records, film, and television.
ASCAP awards across pop and country performance honors.
AFI 100 Years...100 Songs recognition for Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings."
Ringo Starr released "Zoom In Zoom Out," co-written by Jeff Silbar and Joe Turley.
Signature song
Wind Beneath My Wings
Bette Midler's recording for Beaches became the defining version: a Hot 100 #1, a platinum single, and the Grammy winner for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song also traveled through major versions by Roger Whittaker, Sheena Easton, Lou Rawls, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Gary Morris, Willie Nelson, Perry Como, and many others.
Recordings
Essential Cuts
Selected recordings, corrected and expanded from the legacy discography with updated credit context.
Bette Midler
Wind Beneath My Wings
Beaches
#1 single; Grammy Song of the Year; platinum single; AFI 100 Years...100 Songs
Ringo Starr
Zoom In Zoom Out
Zoom In EP
Co-written with Joe Turley; Jeff also played guitar and bass on the track
John Cougar Mellencamp
China Girl
American Fool
Multi-platinum album cut
Jonny Lang
Hit the Ground Running
Lie to Me
Platinum album cut
Fleetwood Mac
Hard Feelings
Behind the Mask
Top 40 single; platinum album
Kenny Rogers
All My Life
We've Got Tonight
Top 40 single; platinum album
Alabama
Then Again
Greatest Hits II
#1 country single; platinum album
Wynonna
Old Enough to Know Better
Revelations
Platinum album cut
Reba McEntire
Wouldn't Wanna Be You
Read My Mind
Double-platinum album cut
Lobo
Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love
Greatest Hits
#1 adult contemporary single
Kenny Rogers
Sleep Tight, Goodnight Man
The Gambler
Multi-platinum album cut
Janie Fricke
He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)
Greatest Hits
#1 country single
Restless Heart
Til I Loved You
Greatest Hits
Top 10 country single
Lee Greenwood
You've Got a Good Love Comin'
You've Got a Good Love Comin'
Top 10 country single
Dolly Parton
The Nature of Love
Greatest Hits
Top 40 single
Tanya Tucker
Right About Now
What Do I Do with Me
Gold album cut
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Hero
Visions
Gold album cut; early version of Wind Beneath My Wings
Climax Blues Band
Gotta Have More Love
Greatest Hits
Top 40 single
Placements
Film & Television
Screen credits where a melody, theme, or song placement did the storytelling work.
What Goes Around Comes Around
My Name Is Earl
Wind Beneath My Wings
Beaches; Shark Tale
Ride of Your Life
What a Girl Wants
Passion Theme
Body of Evidence
High Wire
The Karate Kid Part III
Serious Fun
Back to the Beach
Don't Let It Go to Your Heart
Waltz Across Texas
Human Shield
Melrose Place
Too Bad for My Own Good
Models Inc.
The Road Less Traveled
General Hospital
Wait Til I Get My Hands on You
Live Shot
The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
Hollywood Wives
Recorded by
More Voices in the Catalog
Jeff's songs have moved through pop, country, soul, blues, gospel, bluegrass, and adult contemporary catalogs. This curated roll call pairs artists with verified song titles from catalog references.
Sheena Easton
Wind Beneath My Wings
Willie Nelson
Wind Beneath My Wings
Gary Morris
Wind Beneath My Wings
Lou Rawls
Wind Beneath My Wings
Perry Como
Wind Beneath My Wings
Roger Whittaker
Wind Beneath My Wings
Judy Collins
Wind Beneath My Wings
LeVert
Wind Beneath My Wings
B.J. Thomas
Wind Beneath My Wings
Betty Buckley
Wind Beneath My Wings
James Galway
Wind Beneath My Wings
Levon Helm
China Girl
The Oak Ridge Boys
Baby on Board
Marty Robbins
Tie Your Dream to Mine
John Mayall
A World of Hurt
The Dirt Band
Catch the Next Dream
Conway Twitty
You've Got a Good Love Coming
Eddy Arnold
Don't Look Now (But We Just Fell in Love)
Ronnie Milsap
Spare the Rod (Love the Child)
BlackHawk
Stepping Stones
Juice Newton
Til I Loved You
Mac Davis
Secrets
Ricky Nelson
Sleep Tight, Good Night Man