who wrote the song ribbon in the sky
Ribbon in the Sky "Ribbon in the Sky" is a hit 1982 R&B single released by Tamla/Motown star and American singer Stevie Wonder. The ballad was first featured on the greatest hits album, Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I, and charted at #54 pop and #10 R&B when it was released. In February 1983, Wonder was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 25th Grammy Awards. Wonder performed a version of the song at Whitney Houston's funeral on February 18, 2012.
Wheel in the Sky The song's lyrics are sung from the point of view of a man trying to return to his home, hoping to reunite with a onetime lover who had scorned him; of his travels, he complains, "I can't take this very much longer."