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A version on the 1973 album Nutbush City Limits was released as a single titled "River Deep, Mountain High 1974" on United Artists Records in France. Another version from an undetermined year was released on the 1991 compilation Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner. Tina Turner recorded a few solo versions, in 1986, 1991 and 1993.
"River Deep-Mountain High" is one of Phil Spector's best compositions, and Ike & Tina Turner sing the original 1966 version, since revived by Eric Burdon, Deep Purple and others. A hit album in England, A&M and Phil Spector add this 'historic recording' to the Ike & Tina Turner sweepstakes.
Love was the musical guest on Late Show with David Letterman on May 7, 2007, performing "River Deep-Mountain High." Love is featured in the documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom (2013), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win the Oscar for Best Documentary at the 86th Academy Awards .
Pranysqa Mishra, 9, performed Ike and Tina Turner's "River Deep —Mountain High" on "America's Got Talent," earning a Golden Buzzer from judge Heidi Klum.
Original French "River Deep, Mountain High" single cover from 1969 The album was released in the United States in October 1968, just in time for the tour. [ 20 ] The American label insisted on changing the title of the instrumental "Wring That Neck", considered too violent, to "Hard Road". [ 3 ]
The album featured their hit cover of Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep – Mountain High", which reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In the UK, the album peaked at number 6. [1] In December 1971, Billboard reported UK album sales of 30,000 copies. [2]
Jeff Barry was involved in part of the music in the Hallmark Channel movie titled My Christmas Love. [10] In 2019, Barry and his writing partner Clarence Jey composed and wrote songs for Lego City Adventures, [11] an animated television series, produced by The Lego Group, for Nickelodeon television. [12]
Motown president Berry Gordy discovered Terrell in 1969 in Miami, where she was performing with her brother at a club. [4] Looking for a replacement for Diana Ross, who was leaving the group she had fronted during most of the 1960s, the Supremes, for a solo career, Gordy first signed Terrell to Motown as a solo artist, but decided to join her with the Supremes as Ross's replacement alongside ...