"Love Is Strange"
 was a 1957 Top 40 hit for Mickey & Sylvia, originally   
released on Groove Records, a division of RCA.   
     It reached #11 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart,
becoming their only Top 20 hit. The song features a
sinuous guitar riff and provocative verbal byplay between
Mickey and Sylvia as well as a Latin American beat and a
strong melodic hook.
      Mickey & Sylvia was an R&B duo composed of
 Mickey "Guitar" Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson.
They were the first big seller for Groove Records.
Mickey was a music instructor and Sylvia one of his
pupils.  Baker was inspired to form the group by the
success of Les Paul & Mary Ford. The duo eventually
bought their own nightclub, established a publishing   
company, and formed their own record label.