According to Richie, during a break from recording, when Ray Charles asked where the bathroom, Wonder said, “I’ll show you where it is, Ray. Wonder was originally supposed to be Richie’s cowriter, but Quincy Jones knew Wonder was busy making an album ( In Square Circle), so he suggested Michael Jackson instead. No longer the unstoppable commercial powerhouse he was in the Seventies, Wonder was still a force on the charts in 1985: “Part-Time Lover” would hit Number One later in the year. During rehearsals, Wonder flubbed a note, and Richie joshed him, “Stevie messed up? Is that legal?” They decided to blame it on his alter ego, Eivets Rednow. 0:31 Stevie Wonder steps up to the microphone to harmonize with Richie.
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