Mickey & Sylvia was an American R&B duo composed of Mickey Baker and Sylvia Vanterpool, who later became Sylvia Robinson.They are best known for their number-one R&B single "Love Is Strange" in 1957. They started out on the Rainbow label for three releases, before signing to Groove Records where they became the first big seller for the label. The duo later formed their own label Willow Records. Although Mickey & Sylvia disbanded by the end of the 1950s, they continued to record together on an infrequent basis until 1965, when Mickey quit the music industry in the United States and moved to France.