Ribbon in the Sky
"Ribbon in the Sky" is a song by American singer Stevie Wonder. The ballad was first featured on the 1982 greatest hits album, Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I, and charted at No. 54 pop and No. 10 R&B in the US when it was released.[1]
| "Ribbon in the Sky" | ||||
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| Single by Stevie Wonder | ||||
| from the album Original Musiquarium I | ||||
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| Released | June 13, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | October 1981 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, jazz, soul jazz, smooth soul | |||
| Length | 5:50 | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stevie Wonder | |||
| Producer(s) | Stevie Wonder | |||
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In February 1983, Wonder was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 25th Grammy Awards.
In 2009, Essence magazine included the song in their list of the "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time".[2]
Wonder performed a version of the song at Whitney Houston's funeral on February 18, 2012.
Cover versions
It has been covered by Dennis Brown, Intro, Boyz II Men, 2 Men 4 Soul, Lloydie Crucial and Ivete Sangalo,[3] as well as being sampled by Will Smith and featured in Diana Ross's 1983 Central Park Concert (released 2012). The intro is also sampled in Jamal's "Keep It Real".
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 636.
- "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- List of cover versions of "Ribbon in the Sky" at SecondHandSongs.com
