Beside Sonny & Cher, the husband-and-wife team Ike & Tina Turner is the most famous "supercouple" in pop music. Well known for wild and energetic live shows and cover versions, their sixteen years relationship was often overshadowed by Ike Turner's physical abuse of his wife. The Phil Spector produced "River Deep - Mountain High" ought to cost more than US$ 20.000.- but flopped badly upon it's release in the United States. Since the rerelease in 1969, it has become one of Tina Turner's most signature songs.