Written by Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson (as in Solid & California Soul) Mountain is possibly the most perfect pop song ever made.
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Showing posts with label Valerie Simpson. Show all posts
Friday, 1 April 2011
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
You can't have a Marvin retrospective without mentioning Tammi Terrell. Sure, he duetted with Kim Weston before and Diana Ross after (ironically he and Ross did not get on at all in their recording sessions), but the Marvin-Tammi sessions just sizzle off the vinyl; rumour has it they were more than just friends and the fact is that the chemistry between the two is there for all to see. Whatever the truth, it made for some fantastic music.
Written by Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson (as in Solid & California Soul) Mountain is possibly the most perfect pop song ever made.
Written by Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson (as in Solid & California Soul) Mountain is possibly the most perfect pop song ever made.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Full Album Version (1970)
The FULL album version of 'Mountain'. Written by Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson, produced by Harvey Fuqua & Johnny Bristol.
To take what was even by then one of Motown's most iconic hits (their original Marvin & Tammi version), strip it down to it's bare bones, then re-fit it with a different flavour yet still keep it recognisably 'Mountain' - genius.
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