Cover of the seminal track Phil Spector produced for Ike & Tina Turner. This version of River Deep, Mountain High, with vocals by Diana Ross' replacement, newly installed member Jean Terrell, made it to #7 on the Billboard R&B charts and #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was produced by Ashford & Simpson and became the highest-charting version of this song released in the U.S, since Ike & Tina's original did far worse. That failure greatly rocked Phil Spector's world and sent him into the downward spiral that eventually led to the unraveling of his career.
The Supremes-Four Tops rendition first charted on Cash Box's Top 100 Singles charts on November 21, 1970, reaching #77 with a bullet. It would peak at #15 six weeks later on January 2, 1971.
- Dyn-O-Mite
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