Ebony and Ivory Ebony and Ivory "Ebony and Ivory" is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29 of that year. The song is featured on McCartney's album "Tug of War". A self-empowerment hit that tackles issues of racial equality, the song reached number one on both the UK and the US charts. It reappears on McCartney's "All the Best!" hits compilation (1987), and also on the UK two-disc version of Wonder's "The Definitive Collection" greatest hits compilation (2002). In 2013, Billboard Magazine ranked the song as the 69th biggest hit of all-time on the
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