Forever ranked as one of the greatest singles of all time, the US chart failure of ‘River Deep – Mountain High’ was a catalyst for Phil Spector to start withdrawing from the world. Years ahead of its time in merging of black and white pop aesthetics, its maximalist wall of sound cost the producer a whopping $22,000 to realise, so Spector was understandably livid that his magnum opus fell foul of what he saw as racial profiling at US radio stations. With both R&B and white stations largely refusing to play it, the single scraped into the Billboard charts at a lowly 88. Even success in Europe gave Spector no succour, who pulled the parent LP from US release in a further fit of pique. Having withstood his wildest orchestral arrangements for the A-side (albeit recording numerous vocal takes while “drenched with sweat”), B-side ‘I’ll Keep You Happy’ was a relative stroll for Tina Turner as she promised her man lifelong fidelity over honky tonkin’ pianos and jaunty brass fills. Spector had a well-publicised aversion to B-sides, often filling them with sappy instrumentals that few DJs would play, but Turner’s upfront voice transforms this dashed-out sounding runt into something with real pedigree. Incidentally, although credited, Ike is not featured on either side.