River Deep Mountain High/I Idolize You/A Love Like Yours(Don't Come Knockin' Every Day/A Fool In Love/Make 'Em Wait/Hold On Baby/I'll Never Need More Than This/Save The Last Dance For Me/Oh Baby(Things Ain't What They Used To Be/Every Day I Have To Cry/Such A Fool For You/Its Gonna Work Out Fine
Phil Spector's tour de force River Deep Mountain High brought the vocal talents of soul sister Tina Turner to wider public attention. The highly rated title track peaked at No. 3 in the UK but stalled at a disreputable No. 88 in the US, a disappointment leading to the shutdown of Spector's Philles record label, and a halt to his production work. (US:102 UK:27)
"This album is one of the most influential albums of all time and is a highlight of Phil Spector's career."
"The obvious highlight is the title track. It's pure human madness in the form of a popular soul song. I've never been much a fan of Tina Turner's voice, but there's no question she can belt her lungs out, and River Deep Mountain High is exhibit A in the defence trial of that. It's so uplifting with its elaborate string section and horns."
"As with any record with one insanely brilliant single, I was expecting the entire set to be built around it, but I was pleasantly surprised. Plus, with that bombastic, full 'wall of sound', you can't hear much of anything. A Love Like Yours and Make 'Em Wait are best of the rest."
"It was Phil Spector's pinnacle production - and it remains a nearly overwhelming recording - and reaching for the stars, he carried Tina to new heights. But music was changing in the mid '60s and America had tired of Spector's intricate productions and fabled Wall of Sound. The single barely dented the charts in the US, but became a smash in England and established Tina as a superstar."
"River Deep Mountain High ranks among the ten best rock singles ever produced. However, the album does sound like Spector put most of his efforts into that song and very little on the others, which although fine, don't come anywhere close to the majesty of the title track."
"River Deep Mountain High is an amazing song. Tina Turner roars through it like a hurricane, finally and definitively making the link between R & B and rock."
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