River Deep – Mountain High
1966 single by Ike & Tina Turner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"River Deep – Mountain High" is a song by Ike & Tina Turner released on Philles Records as the title track to their 1966 studio album. Produced by Phil Spector and written by Spector, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. Rolling Stone ranked "River Deep – Mountain High" No. 33 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[2] NME ranked it No. 37 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[3] The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame added it to the list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.[4] The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.[5]
"River Deep – Mountain High" | ||||
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Single by Ike & Tina Turner | ||||
from the album River Deep – Mountain High | ||||
B-side | "I'll Keep You Happy" | |||
Released | May 1966 (1966-05) | |||
Recorded | March 1966 | |||
Studio | Gold Star (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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Length | 3:40 | |||
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Producer(s) | Phil Spector[1] | |||
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The single did not perform well upon its original release in the US, but it was successful in Europe. Spector claimed to be pleased with the response from the critics and his peers,[1] but he then withdrew from the music industry for two years, beginning his personal decline. After a revival of the song from covers by Eric Burdon and the Animals and Deep Purple in 1968, the original version was reissued by A&M Records in 1969.