"Ribbon in the Sky" is a 1982 soul single released by Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. The ballad was first featured on the greatest-hits compilation, Original Musiquarium and charted #54 pop and #10 R&B when it was released. It has gone on to become an oft-covered song in R&B most famously by the group, Intro. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... Stevie Wonder is the stage name of Stevland Morris (born May 13, 1950 as Stevland Judkins[1]), an American singer, songwriter, producer, musician, and social activist. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...