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"River Deep Mountain High"
Ike & Tina Turner
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"River Deep, Mountain High" was written by legendary song writing team Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, along with "Wall of Sound" producer, Phil Spector.		 Ike and Tina Turner
Song facts
Composer Greenwich, Barry & Spector
Genre Soul
Album River Deep Mountain High
Year of Release 1966
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Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond and Deep Purple take this old soul song and give it the electric guitar treatment.

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Ike and Tina Turner
60%
Supremes/Four Tops
9%
Deep Purple
16%
Eric Burdon
9%
Neil Diamond
5%
The Shadows
2%

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