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In 1981, Stevie Nicks released a duet intended for another couple. Now, it has over 134,000,000 streams
Stevie Nicks wrote ‘Leather and Lace’ after Waylon Jennings asked her to create a duet for him and his wife, Jessi Colter. The song explored the challenge of sustaining a relationship when both partners work in the music business, and its eventual release became a prominent part of Nicks’s solo debut.
Nicks wrote it with Don Henley, who also helped her complete the song, and they recorded a demo together. By the time Jennings and Colter heard it, they were separating; Jennings wanted to sing it alone, but Nicks felt it needed to remain a duet. She and Henley recorded it for Bella Donna instead, and the article says it has since passed 134 million streams.
In short
- Nicks wrote ‘Leather and Lace’ for Jennings and Colter.
- She recorded it as a duet with Don Henley.
- The song has more than 134 million streams.