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Ain't No Mountain High Enough

American Idol Season 6 - The Songs

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This song became the signature performance for Motown's most successful 60's duo Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell. Although it later had even more chart success in the grand Diana Ross version, it was the original that was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

Performer

Sanjaya Malakar - March 13, 2007

Songwriters

Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson

Notable Recorded Versions

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell #3 R&B, #19 Pop (1966)
  • Diana Ross #1 Pop (1970)
  • Inner Life (1981)
  • Michael McDonald (2003)

Key Lyric Phrase

There ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you

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