Ebony and Ivory McCartney filmed a promotional interview for the "Tug of War" album. The b-side of the single, the song "Rainclouds", is written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine, though on early pressings of the single the song was credited only to McCartney. "Ebony and Ivory" spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and was the fourth-biggest hit of 1982. For McCartney, the song's run atop the chart was the longest of any of his post-Beatles works, and second longest career-wise (behind "Hey Jude" with The Beatles); for Wonder, it was his longest-running chart-topper. It marked the first
Characters (Stevie Wonder album) Characters (Stevie Wonder album) Characters is the twenty-first studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder released in late 1987. The album features three singles including "Get It", the Grammy-nominated "Skeletons" and "You Will Know", which both reached number one on the "Billboard" R&B Singles chart (the latter being his final American top 40 hit of his career). Although highly anticipated like his last album, 1985's "In Square Circle" upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from critics, and debuted at number 17 on the US "Billboard" 200. It became his first album since "Music of My Mind" not to