Aint no mountain high enough marvin gaye and tammi terrell

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in for the Tamla Motown label. I guess I came on. Pop never felt more intimate or ecstatic.

" Ain't No Mountain High Enough " is a song written by American songwriters Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. If soul was about physical passion in a gospel context, this song is its apex. Even so, the record sounds like Marvin and Tammi were united in the studio, urging each other higher and higher.

Today, sound files ping across the internet and collaborations happen without artists even meeting, but induets were normally recorded together. Features Latest News. Ain't No Mountain High Enough. The Motown Story: Marvin Gaye. Click to comment.

Released on April 20,the song made a disappointing No. Marvin quickly realized Tammi was his perfect vocal counterpart and Motown marketed them as a beautiful young couple, in line with lates ideals. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” marked the first collaboration between soul artists Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in terms of releases.

Aged just 24, she passed away on March 16,leaving behind some of the most uplifting records ever recorded, despite her debilitating decline. It did. Click to load video. The composition was first successful as a hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and became a hit again in when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross.

The singers recorded their parts separately, producers Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua stitched them together. It was one of the most glorious achievements in 60s music, rising from a delicate opening to a shattering climax. There was a group of us in church, and my [preacher] father used to call me up singularly… which was rather frightening at first.

Ashford and Simpson, by now Motown backroom royalty, created an ambitious symphonic reimagining for Ross, which made No. Search uDiscover Music. Some people [at Motown] who were on their toes dug her sound and realized we may possibly make a good duet.

More Most Popular. It was the first single from their debut. Comments are temporarily disabled and will return shortly. Watch this video on YouTube Click to load video Material is the right word. A tremendous piece of material. But tragedy struck when Tammi collapsed onstage alongside Marvin on October 14, ; she was diagnosed with a brain tumor.