Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High

Limited Edition 180gr virgin vinyl.

Reissue of the legendary Ike & Tina album, consisting of six tracks produced by the studio wizard Phil Spector using his famous wall of sound technique. River Deep—Mountain High was originally recorded in 1966 but released in the USA in 1969 by A&M Records. The title track was the first of five singles and a massive hit in Europe. This was easily the most complex and nuanced of Spector's famous "wall of sound" productions, an album that's an essential part of any comprehensive 60s music collection. Due to Spector's perfectionism, he made Turner sing 'River Deep' over and over for several hours until he felt he had the perfect vocal take. According to the singer: must have sung that 500,000 times. I was drenched with sweat. I had to take my shirt off and stand there in my bra to sing." 

Elemental Music, together with Universal Music Group, present the best selection of 60’s & 70’s R&B, Soul, Funk, Disco, Jazz, Blues, Pop-Rock and Folk out-of-print titles from the vaults of classic labels such as Polydor, Motown, Chess, MGM, A&M, Mercury or Capitol Records, among others.

Tracklist

SIDE 1

1. RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH
2. I IDOLIZE YOU 
3. A LOVE LIKE YOURS
4. A FOOL IN LOVE
5. MAKE ‘EM WAIT 6. HOLD ON BABY

SIDE 2

1. I’LL NEVER NEED MORE THAN THIS
2. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
3. OH BABY!
4. EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY
5. SUCH A FOOL FOR YOU
6. IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE

Credits

Producer: PHIL SPECTOR
Engineer: LARRY LEVINE

Released on September, 2nd 2022.