Paul McCartney Wings and decided he needed a change. The group disbanded in April 1981 after Laine quit following disagreements over royalties and salaries. In 1982, McCartney collaborated with Stevie Wonder on the Martin-produced number-one hit "Ebony and Ivory", included on McCartney's "Tug of War" LP, and with Michael Jackson on "The Girl Is Mine" from "Thriller". "Ebony and Ivory" was McCartney's record 28th single to hit number one on the "Billboard" 100. The following year, he and Jackson worked on "Say Say Say", McCartney's most recent US number one . McCartney earned his latest UK number one with the title track
Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song) Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song) "Higher Ground" is a funk song written by Stevie Wonder which first appeared on his 1973 album "Innervisions". The song reached number 4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 1 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. Wonder wrote and recorded the song in a three-hour burst of creativity in May 1973. The album version of the song contains an extra verse and runs 30 seconds longer than the single version. The unique wah-clavinet sound in the song was achieved with a Mu-Tron III envelope filter pedal. The bass line is provided by a