Walter Yetnikoff ex-Beatle's North American releases on CBS, which had a pressing plant, distribution network, and office, in McCartney's native England. Under Yetnikoff, in 1982, McCartney collaborated with Stevie Wonder on the number-one hit "Ebony and Ivory", included on McCartney's "Tug of War", and with Michael Jackson on "The Girl Is Mine" from "Thriller". The following year, McCartney and Jackson worked on "Say Say Say", McCartney's most recent US number one hit. Yetnikoff was also involved in Streisand's biggest selling album, "Guilty" with Barry Gibb from The Bee Gees. Yetnikoff features prominently in Frederic Dannen's landmark 1990 book "Hit Men: Power Brokers
Stevie Wonder the occasion of his 35th birthday, Stevie Wonder was honored by the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid for his stance against racism in South Africa that same year (1985). The album also featured a guest appearance by Dionne Warwick, singing the duet "It's You" with Stevie and a few songs of her own. Following the success of the album and its lead single,Wonder made an appearance on The Cosby Show,in the episode "A Touch of Wonder" where he demonstrated his ability to sample. The following year's "In Square Circle" featured the No. 1 pop hit "Part-Time Lover". The album