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,[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.

"Ribbon in the Sky"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Original Musiquarium I
B-side"Black Orchid"
ReleasedJune 13, 1982
RecordedOctober 1981
GenreR&B, soul, jazz, soul jazz, smooth soul
Length5:50
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Ebony and Ivory"
(1982)		 "Ribbon in the Sky"
(1982)		 "Used To Be"
(1982)

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
  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 261.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 636.
  4. "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time". 29 October 2020.
  5. "Whitney Houston's Funeral: Stevie Wonder And R Kelly Perform In Tribute". Capital FM. February 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  6. "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.


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