Don't Talk to Strangers (Rick Springfield song) Don't Talk to Strangers (Rick Springfield song) "Don't Talk to Strangers" is a song written and performed by Australian musician Rick Springfield. This song was released as a single in 1982, from the album "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet". It reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, making it his second biggest hit in the United States after the #1 hit, "Jessie's Girl". It was kept off the top spot by "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Springfield was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance with the song in 1983. The song
Lately (Stevie Wonder song) (Motown Week), Season 11's Colton Dixon (Stevie Wonder/Whitney Houston Week), and by Season 12's Amber Holcomb (Music of Detroit Week). This song was also sampled in Rick Ross' song "Here I Am" Lately (Stevie Wonder song) "Lately" is a song by American singer Stevie Wonder recorded for his album "Hotter than July" (1980). The song was covered by R&B group Jodeci and released as a promotional single for the live album "Uptown MTV Unplugged" in June 1993. Jason Elias at Allmusic retrospectively praised the song, believing that unlike some of Wonder's similar material, "Lately" in particular hit all the perfect