Leather and Lace (song)

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"Leather and Lace"
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Single by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
from the album Bella Donna
B-side "Bella Donna"
"Outside the Rain" (UK)
ReleasedOctober 6, 1981
Recorded1980
Length3:44
Label Modern
Songwriter(s) Stevie Nicks
Producer(s) Jimmy Iovine
Stevie Nickssingles chronology
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
(1981)
"Leather and Lace"
(1981)
"Edge of Seventeen"
(1982)
Don Henley singles chronology
"Leather and Lace"
(1981)
"Johnny Can't Read"
(1982)

"Leather and Lace" is a song performed by American singers Stevie Nicks and Don Henley. It was released on October 6, 1981, as the second single from Nicks' solo debut studio album Bella Donna (1981).

Contents

Nicks and Henley were romantically involved from 1977 until 1978. Nicks wrote the song for Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter's duet album Leather and Lace , but the song was not included. [1] Jennings still intended to use the song for his solo work, while Nicks became attached to the idea of the song as a duet. Nicks' version, a duet with Eagles singer Don Henley, peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in January 1982. [2] Jimmy Iovine was the producer.

The song compares the male singer's rougher life, represented by leather, to the female singer's softer life, represented by lace, and how opposites can attract. Record World called it a "magical ballad." [1]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [11] Platinum80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [12] Gold15,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Jeffery Austin and Gwen Stefani remake

"Leather and Lace"
Song by Jeffery Austin and Gwen Stefani
from the album The Complete Season 9 Collection
ReleasedDecember 14, 2015
Recorded2015
Length3:20
Label Republic
Songwriter(s) Stevie Nicks
Producer(s) Jimmy Iovine

Jeffery Austin and Gwen Stefani performed a cover of the song on December 14, 2015, for the season nine finale of The Voice . [13] It was released for digital download simultaneously with the episode's airing.

Charts

Chart performance for "Leather and Lace"
Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard) [14] 31

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