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

  1. Track listing

  2. Personnel

  3. Charts

     Singles 

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox album
| name = What the World Needs Now Is Love
| type = studio
| artist = Sweet Inspirations
| cover = What_the_World_Needs_Now_Is_Love_LP_album_cover.jpeg
| alt =
| released = 1968
| recorded = February 1968
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = R&B, gospel, soul
| length = 33:47
| label = Atlantic Records
| producer = Tom Dowd
| prev_title = Songs of Faith & Inspiration
| prev_year = 1968
| next_title = Sweets for My Sweet
| next_year = 1969
| misc = {{Singles
| name = What the World Needs Now Is Love
| type = studio
| single1 = To Love Somebody
| single1date = May 1968
| single2 = Unchained Melody
| single2date = August 1968
}}
}}

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's Hot Soul 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

{{small|(Written by Burt Bacharach, Hal David)}}

2."What the World Needs Now Is Love" - 2:58

{{small|(Written by Burt Bacharach, Hal David)}}

3."To Love Somebody" - 2:42

{{small|(Written by Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb)}}

4."Watch the One Who Brings You the News" - 2:38

{{small|(Written by Don Covay)}}

5."Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again" - 2:55

{{small|(Written by Ralph Bartey, Johnny Northern, Rudy Clark)}}

6."Unchained Melody" - 3:25

{{small|(Written by Alex North, Hy Zaret)}}

Side B

7."You Really Didn't Mean It" - 2:58

{{small|(Written Cissy Drinkard Houston)}}

8."Just Walk in My Shoes" - 2:21

{{small|(Written by Kay Lewis, Helen Lewis)}}

9."Where Did It Go" - 2:41

{{small|(Written by Cissy Drinkard Houston)}}

10."I Could Leave You Alone" - 2:16

{{small|(Written by Cissy Drinkard Houston)}}

11."That's How Strong My Love Is" - 2:13

{{small|(Written by Roosevelt Jamison)}}

12."I Don't Want to Go on Without You" - 2:57

{{small|(Written by Jerry Wexler, Bert Russell)}}

Personnel

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

Charts

Singles

YearTitleChartPeak
position
1968"To Love Somebody"Hot Pop Singles74
Hot Soul Singles30
"Unchained Melody"Hot Pop Singles73
Hot Soul Singles41

References

1. ^Sweet Inspirations Discography|Allmusic
2. ^{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=556}}

External links

  • Sweet Inspirations: What the World Needs Now is Love (LP Album)
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5 : 1968 albums|Sweet Inspirations albums|Albums arranged by Arif Mardin|Albums produced by Tom Dowd|Atlantic Records albums

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