That year they contributed to Ike & Tina Turner's hit record "It's Gonna Work Out Fine." Robinson produced the track and played guitar while Baker played the role of Ike Turner. The single earned Ike & Tina Turner their first Grammy Award nomination. Ike Turner wrote Mickey & Sylvia's song "He Gave Me Everything," which was released as a B-side single to "Since I Fell For You" in 1962. A second studio recording of "Love Is Strange" in 1962 featured now-legendary drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, on his first paid session gig. After the duo split, Baker recorded a successful instrumental solo album, The Wildest Guitar. He moved to France in the 1960s, where he worked with various French musicians. Baker died at his home in Montastruc-la-Conseillère, France on November 27, 2012, at the age of 87. Sylvia Robinson had a hit record in 1973 with "Pillow Talk," and was subsequently a driving force in the creation of the Sugar Hill rap label. Robinson died in 2011, at the age of 76. Legacy "Love Is Strange" (in its 1956 version) was later featured in movies like Dirty Dancing, Badlands and Casino, and was covered many times (for instance, on Paul McCartney's third post-Beatles album Wild Life). The song became a UK hit by the Everly Brothers in 1965. Peaches & Herb had a hit with their rendition in 1967. In 2004, "Love Is Strange" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Discography Albums 1957: New Sounds (Vik LX-1102) 1965: "Love Is Strange" And Other Bests (RCA Camden CAL-863/CAS-863) (LP compilation) 1973: Mickey And Sylvia Do It Again (RCA Victor APM-1-0327) (LP compilation) 1989: Love Is Strange & Other Hits (RCA/BMG 9900-2-R) (CD compilation) 1990: Love Is Strange (Bear Family BCD-15438) (2-CD compilation) 1995: The Willow Sessions (Sequel NEM-CD-763) (CD compilation) 1997: Love Is Strange: A Golden Classics Edition (Collectables COL-5833) (CD compilation) Singles References External links Mickey & Sylvia on AllMusic Mickey & Sylvia Discography American rhythm and blues musical groups Rhythm and blues duos American musical duos Male–female musical duos African-American musical groups RCA Victor artists Groove Records artists King Records artists