Inner Life ft Jocelyn Brown - Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Salsoul Records 1981)

Inner Life was an American R&B/soul studio project of the post-disco era that enjoyed success with “I’m Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair)“ (1979) and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough“ (1981). Both tracks featured the vocals of Jocelyn Brown and Leroy Burgess (formerly of Black Ivory). Produced and arranged by Patrick Adams and engineered by Bob Blank and Joe Arlotta, the album was originally produced for executive producer Greg Carmichael, whose Red Greg Records was an early and prolific disco label based in New York. They also had a minor hit on Salsoul Records in 1981 with “Knock Out (Let’s Go Another Round)“. Larry Levan (born Lawrence Philpot, July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992) was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as “Saturday Mass“. Influential post-disco DJ François Kevorkian credits Levan with introducing the dub aesthetic into dance music. Along with Kevorkian, Levan experimented with drum machines and synthesizers in his productions and live sets, ushering in an electronic, post-disco sound that presaged the ascendence of house music. Oh baby ooh I ain’t goin’ nowhere I’ll be right here as long as you want me baby Oh yes I will now Call my name I’ll be right there Yes I will Ain’t no mountain high Ain’t no valley low Ain’t no river wide enough baby If you need me call me no matter where you are No matter how far don’t worry baby Just call my name I’ll be there in a hurry You don’t have to worry Cause baby there *Ain’t no mountain high enough Ain’t no valley low enough Ain’t no river wide enough To keep me to keep me from getting to you **Remember the day I set you free I told you you could always count on me darling From that day on I made a vow I’ll be there when you want me Some way somehow** Cause baby there *Repeat (repeat with adlib) **~**Repeat Hey baby there *Repeat (repeat with adlib) If you need me just call me no matter where you are No matter how far just call my name Baby I’ll be there in a hurry You don’t have to worry Ain’t no ain’t no ain’t no mountain high enough I’ll be right there when you need me (fade)