Leather and Lace (song)

"Leather and Lace"
Single by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
from the album Bella Donna
B-side "Bella Donna"
Released October 6, 1981
Format 7" single
Recorded 1980
Genre
Length 3:44
3:29 (7")
Label Modern Records
Writer(s) Stevie Nicks
Producer(s) Jimmy Iovine
Certification Gold
Stevie Nicks chronology
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
(1981)
"Leather and Lace"
(1982)
"Edge of Seventeen"
(1982)

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

Nicks wrote the song for Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter's duet album Leather and Lace, but the song was not included on that album. Nicks' version, a duet with Eagles singer Don Henley, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks in January 1982.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 68
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 50
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 10
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] 26

Year-end charts

Charts (1982) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 36

In popular culture

A cover of the song was performed in 2008 by Sara Evans and Maroon 5 during their CMT Crossroads episode.

The song was used in the CBS drama Cold Case, in the last episode of season 1, "Lover's Lane".

The song was covered by ameripolitan singer Elizabeth Cook and Aaron Watson for the 2012 Hearts Across Texas album.

The song was also used in the FX drama American Horror Story: Coven, in episode 6, The Axeman Cometh.

Jeffery Austin and Gwen Stefani cover

"Leather and Lace"
Song by Jeffery Austin and Gwen Stefani from the album The Complete Season 9 Collection
Released December 14, 2015
Recorded 2015
Genre
  • Soft rock
  • folk rock
Length 3:20
Label Republic
Writer Stevie Nicks
The Complete Season 9 Collection track listing

"Believe"
(9)
"Leather and Lace"
(10)
"O Holy Night"
(11)

Jeffery Austin and Gwen Stefani released a cover of the song on December 14, 2015.[8]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 31

References

  1. "Billboard Hot 100: Week of January 23, 1982". Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6316." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. "Charts.org.nz – Stevie Nicks – Leather and Lace". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. "Stevie Nicks – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Stevie Nicks. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  5. "Stevie Nicks – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Stevie Nicks. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. "Stevie Nicks - Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  7. "Hot 100 Year end issue: 1982". Billboard. December 21, 1982.
  8. "The Voice 2015 Jeffery Austin and Gwen Stefani - Finale: "Leather and Lace"". YouTube. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  9. [0=ts_chart_artistname%3AGwen%20stefani&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Gwen%20stefani "Chart Search"]. Billboard Pop Digital Songs for Gwen Stefani. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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