He’s one of music’s most renown male voices, she hails from one of music’s most celebrated groups, so who better than Michael Bolton and Kelly Rowland to tribute one of music’s most iconic eras.
The duo teamed up to cover Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s 1967 version of ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ for Bolton’s new Motown homage album - ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: Tribute Hitsville’.
How do the pair fare? Find out below…
As covers go, this was stellar!
Bolton, as ever, serves up butter-smooth vocals, sounding like a Soulful solo choir when showcasing the length, breadth, and depth of his legendary voice. Similarly, Rowland pleases in a way we’ve been hoping she would for some time. For, as lovers vocal of riffs and runs, it was great to hear her not shying away from the power embedded in her own voice (or playing it down for radio play). Instead, she embrace it here - delivering a titillating blend of adlibs and belting that make us even more excited for her new album ‘Talk A Good Game’. More tracks vocally produced like this, please, Kelly.
31 COMMENTS
Joan
February 27, 2013 at 6:15 am
They did there thing. I love it yes
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YessKelly
February 27, 2013 at 10:52 am
yess they did, giving that authentic Motown sound.
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Don't_Start_No_Shit
February 27, 2013 at 6:47 am
Kelly gave full vocals on that thang!!! I like it!!!
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jason
February 27, 2013 at 6:51 am
What a pointless remake for Kelly!
She’s trying to hard to do too much now.
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CHillin
February 27, 2013 at 8:38 am
U must be a child…or you just cant read..this is song is from Michael Bolton’s Album where he tributes Motown…gtfoh with your ignorance
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Truth
February 27, 2013 at 9:45 am
Confirmed- YOU ARE A NOBODY
Confirmed- Kelly is stacking her paper.
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You Mad?
February 27, 2013 at 2:46 pm
You Mad or something? lol Isn’t she like signed to Motown too?! It makes sense to me….She sounds great and so does Michael.
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Jamil
February 27, 2013 at 7:07 am
I think there voices went well with one another and they did there thing I like this version a lot.
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Matthew Charlery-Smith
February 27, 2013 at 7:24 am
The thing is…
People who slam Kelly’s talent negate the fact that she’s selected by great artists for collaborations quite often. Anyone with a good musical ear would recognize that the power, clarity and tone of Kelly is unrivaled by nearly every female singer out there.
As much as I enjoyed this I can’t really get excited because this is not her song. It’s a SHAME that after Kelly said she was going back to Motown with her new album she’s done a Motown track for someone else’s project and recorded ringtones pertaining to frozen water and oral stimulation. Nobody can tell me tis lady has good career direction.
Anyway, it’s good to hear her really singing. I just wish we could be reminded of that more than once a year.
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Nai
February 27, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Well said.
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truth(even tho im a PREEEGNET SISSY i draaags icki and keshia cole and their funky ass stans)
February 27, 2013 at 7:25 am
Unoriginal BITCH!(twist off post chile)
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CHillin
February 27, 2013 at 8:40 am
Just as i stated to the other illiterate person above..this is not her song..Reading is fundemental..dumb BITCH
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truth(even tho im a PREEEGNET SISSY i draaags icki and keshia cole and their funky ass stans)
February 27, 2013 at 8:53 am
Well ex-CUUUUSE the fuck outta me all over the damn place. (picks up my Chanel purse, grabs weave and shashays off post with one hand on my preeegnet hip and the other on side of my head…FIERCE!!)
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BlahBlah!
February 27, 2013 at 10:12 am
@Truth, sit your tires ass the fuck down!
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BlahBlah!
February 27, 2013 at 10:23 am
*tired
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truth(even tho im a PREEEGNET SISSY i draaags icki and keshia cole and their funky ass stans)
February 27, 2013 at 11:53 am
*continues shashaying off this post with my head up honey*
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alessandro
February 27, 2013 at 8:06 am
i love this version. kelly is slaying the vocals
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pat
February 27, 2013 at 9:00 am
when she’s on she’s on….like someone said the clarity in the vocalz are cray
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JOHNVIDAL
February 27, 2013 at 9:43 am
The cover is very good overall, his vocals sound like 20 years ago. But sorry Kelly Rowland doesn´t have a great voice. End of story. She can do nice, like she did here, but that´s about it
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Truth
February 27, 2013 at 9:48 am
It was better that 50% of the rnb singers out there. She bought it. Otherwise, the greats wouldnt keep requesting her
and you haters stay pressed to say something cuz U MAD boo
t was better that 50% of the rnb singers out there. She bought it. Otherwise, the greats wouldnt keep requesting her
and you haters stay pressed to say something cuz U MAD boo
t was better that 50% of the rnb singers out there. She bought it. Otherwise, the greats wouldnt keep requesting her
and you haters stay pressed to say something cuz U MAD boo
t was better that 50% of the rnb singers out there. She bought it. Otherwise, the greats wouldnt keep requesting her
and you haters stay pressed to say something cuz U MAD boo
t was better that 50% of the rnb singers out there. She bought it. Otherwise, the greats wouldnt keep requesting her
and you haters stay pressed to say something cuz U MAD boo
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oh well
February 27, 2013 at 9:59 am
Its so easy to spot dumb ppl these days, thanks to the internet… That said, everything about this song was Perfect!!! Its been on repeat since I heard it. Kudos to Michael Bolton for choosing Kelly Rowland. Perfect blend…and Kelly released them Vocals here too!!!
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williNalli
February 27, 2013 at 10:48 am
Yep she did that!
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WE LOVE YOU KELLY!!!
February 27, 2013 at 10:55 am
Her vocals >>>>>>>>> OMG!!!
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ong
February 27, 2013 at 11:20 am
Slayed!!!!
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HOTSTUFF
February 27, 2013 at 11:25 am
Give it up gurl, you should just ask pepsi to hype you up too and move on with your life cause aint nobody got time for your one after the next flopping singles!
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Monstarebel
February 27, 2013 at 11:27 am
Oh no gworl…. you really want to be noticed huh Ms.Rowland
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The Truth
February 27, 2013 at 12:53 pm
This was a surprise! I can’t even be mad at this body of work. Michael Bolton is a legend!
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Steph
February 27, 2013 at 3:41 pm
Wow Kelly sounds AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
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irateninja
February 28, 2013 at 1:15 am
Michael Bolton is working on a new album??? I found out about him on some tv show & didn’t look back!!!! I have his greatest hits album. I like this cover!!!
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Yohannes
March 4, 2013 at 7:42 am
Michael Bolton still going strong!
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MsMarshia
April 15, 2013 at 2:04 pm
I have always said he has a lot of soul. I don’t know Kelly but they are all that and a king size bag of chips.
They took that song and made it their very own. Such an excellent performance and Ms Kelly, Ms.Thang has golden vocal cords. I have always loved Michael. I remember when he rocked it with Miss Patti and now he and Kelly Rowland.
I have heard others do it. Nobody did it like Marvin & Tammi, but these two are as close to perfect as it gets. I’ll be buying that CD. WAY TO GO MICHAEL & KELLY.
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