| Ribbon in the Sky | |
| Cover: | Ribbon_in_the_Sky_-_Stevie_Wonder.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Stevie Wonder |
| Album: | Original Musiquarium I |
| B-Side: | "Black Orchid" |
| Released: | June 13, 1982 |
| Recorded: | October 1981 |
| Studio: | Wonderland (Los Angeles, California) |
| Genre: | R&B, soul, jazz, soul jazz, smooth soul |
| Length: | 5:50 |
| Label: | Tamla |
| Producer: | Stevie Wonder |
| Prev Title: | Ebony and Ivory |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Used To Be |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"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 No. 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]
. Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 261.