Leather and Lace (song)
"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).
| "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) | |||
| Released | October 6, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Modern | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stevie Nicks | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Iovine | |||
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Nicks wrote the song for Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter's duet album Leather and Lace, but the song was not included on the album. 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. 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 the opposites can attract. Nicks sings "Give to me your leather, take from me my lace." Record World called it a "magical ballad."