What the World Needs Now Is Love (Sweet Inspirations album)
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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.[1] 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
".
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
Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart.[2] 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" - 3:19
- (Written by Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- 2."What the World Needs Now Is Love" - 2:58
- (Written by Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- 3."To Love Somebody" - 2:42
- (Written by Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb)
- 4."Watch the One Who Brings You the News" - 2:38
- (Written by Don Covay)
- 5."Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again" - 2:55
- (Written by Ralph Bartey, Johnny Northern, Rudy Clark)
- 6."Unchained Melody" - 3:25
- (Written by Alex North, Hy Zaret)
- Side B
- 7."You Really Didn't Mean It" - 2:58
- (Written Cissy Drinkard Houston)
- 8."Just Walk in My Shoes" - 2:21
- (Written by Kay Lewis, Helen Lewis)
- 9."Where Did It Go" - 2:41
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard Houston)
- 10."I Could Leave You Alone" - 2:16
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard Houston)
- 11."That's How Strong My Love Is" - 2:13
- (Written by Roosevelt Jamison)
- 12."I Don't Want to Go on Without You" - 2:57
- (Written by Jerry Wexler, Bert Russell)
Personnel
- Arranged by Arif Mardin
- Producer, Engineer - Tom Dowd
- Supervised by Jerry Wexler
Charts
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1968 | "To Love Somebody" | US Hot 100 Singles | 74 |
| US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles | 30 | ||
| "Unchained Melody" | US Hot 100 Singles | 73 | |
| US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles | 41 |
References
- ^ Sweet Inspirations Discography|Allmusic
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 556.
