"
Windy" is a
pop music song written by
Ruthann Friedman and recorded by
The Association. Released in 1967, the song reached #1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 in July of that year. Later in 1967, an instrumental version by jazz
guitarist Wes Montgomery became his biggest Hot 100 hit when it peaked at #44. "Windy" was The Association's second U.S. number-one, following "
Cherish" in 1966.
Billboard ranked the record as the No. 4 song for 1967.