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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.

"Ribbon in the Sky"
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
"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

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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