Tammi Terrell was born in Philadelphia, PA. In 1965 she was discovered by Gordy. She sang a series of duets with Gaye starting with this track in 1967. Terrell dated famous soul singer, James Brown and David Ruffin of the Temps. In a concert with Gaye, she collapsed into his arms and it was later discovered she had a brain tumor. She died at the young age of 24 in 1970. This upbeat, danceable, and all around feel good song reached #19 on the pop charts and #3 on R&B. Ain't No Mountain High Enough was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Funk Brothers drummer, Uriel Jones, brought added a sense of psychedelic soul to track. Diana Ross covered this song in 1970 with much success. Ain't No Mountain High Enough is also featured in many movies such as Remember the Titans and Stepmom.
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