Ribbon in the Sky
| "Ribbon in the Sky" | ||||
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| Single by Stevie Wonder | ||||
| from the album Original Musiquarium I | ||||
| B-side | "Black Orchid" | |||
| 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 | |||
| Stevie Wonder singles chronology | ||||
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"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,[1] No. 21 Adult Contemporary,[2] and No. 10 R&B in the US when it was released.[3] The song also charted in the United Kingdom, reaching #45.
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 "Ribbon in the Sky" in their list of the "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time".[4]
Wonder performed a version of the song at Whitney Houston's funeral on February 18, 2012.[5]
Cover versions
"Ribbon in the Sky" has been covered by Dennis Brown, Intro, Boyz II Men, 2 Men 4 Soul, Hiroshima, Lloydie Crucial and Ivete Sangalo,[6] 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
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 261.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 636.
- ^ "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time".
- ^ "Whitney Houston's Funeral: Stevie Wonder And R Kelly Perform In Tribute". Capital FM. February 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Ivete sings 'Ribbon in the Sky' (By Stevie Wonder) | Ivete Sangalo - Official Website". Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
External links
- List of cover versions of "Ribbon in the Sky" at SecondHandSongs.com
- Stevie Wonder - Ribbon in the Sky on YouTube
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