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What the World Needs Now Is Love (Sweet Inspirations album)

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Released
  
1968

Length
  
33:47

Release date
  
1968

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Recorded
  
February 1968

Artist
  
The Sweet Inspirations

Producer
  
Tom Dowd

Genre
  
Rhythm and blues

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The sweet inspirations what the world needs now is love


What the World Needs Now Is Love is the third album by American recording gospel/soul female group the Sweet Inspirations released in 1968 on the label Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Tom Dowd and arranged by Arif Mardin. It features their cover versions of the classic songs; "Alfie", "Unchained Melody", "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody".

Contents

The group's album scored two R&B hit singles; "To Love Somebody" peaked No. 30 and "Unchained Melody" which peaked No. 41 on the Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart. The album also includes three songs written by the group's lead vocalist Cissy Houston; for songs "I Could Leave You Alone", "You Really Didn't Mean It", and "Where Did It Go".

Track listing

Side A
1."Alfie" - 3:192."What the World Needs Now Is Love" - 2:583."To Love Somebody" - 2:424."Watch the One Who Brings You the News" - 2:385."Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again" - 2:556."Unchained Melody" - 3:25
Side B
7."You Really Didn't Mean It" - 2:588."Just Walk in My Shoes" - 2:219."Where Did It Go" - 2:4110."I Could Leave You Alone" - 2:1611."That's How Strong My Love Is" - 2:1312."I Don't Want to Go on Without You" - 2:57

Personnel

  • Arranged by - Arif Mardin
  • Producer, Engineer - Tom Dowd
  • Supervised - Jerry Wexler

    • Songs

    1Alfie3:19
    2What The World Needs Now Is Love2:58
    3To Love Somebody2:42

    References

    What the World Needs Now Is Love (Sweet Inspirations album) Wikipedia
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