Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Inner Life recorded Ain't No Mountain High Enough for Salsoul in 1981, with Jocelyn Brown on lead vocals and the New York studio-project team around Patrick Adams and Greg Carmichael. Patrick Adams produced and arranged the recording, Greg Carmichael co-produced it, and Larry Levan created the Paradise Garage mix issued on the 12-inch single. Ain't No Mountain High Enough was Inner Life's expansive club remake of the Ashford and Simpson song first made famous by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and later by Diana Ross. It reached number 20 on the U.S. dance chart and became one of the best-known Salsoul-era showcases for Jocelyn Brown's voice. The Larry Levan mix became a defining Paradise Garage record and one of Inner Life's most enduring club recordings. Its continuing reputation rests on its gospel-sized vocal build, long-form arrangement, and central place in New York dance-music retrospectives.