"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
albumBella Donna (1981).
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,[1] due to their divorce. Jennings still intended to use the song for his solo work however 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 the opposites can attract. Nicks sings "Give to me your leather, take from me my lace." Record World called it a "magical ballad."[1]
Jeffery Austin and
Gwen Stefani performed a cover of the song on December 14, 2015, for the season nine finale of The Voice.[11] It was released for digital download simultaneously with the episode's airing.