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

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Studio album by Sweet Inspirations
Released	1968
Recorded	February 1968
Genre	R&B, gospel, soul
Length	33:47
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Tom Dowd
Sweet Inspirations chronology
Songs of Faith & Inspiration (1968) What the World Needs Now Is Love (1968) Sweets for My Sweet (1969)
Singles from What the World Needs Now Is Love
"To Love Somebody" Released: May 1968 "Unchained Melody" Released: 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 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
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

1. Sweet Inspirations Discography|Allmusic
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 556.

External links

• Sweet Inspirations: What the World Needs Now is Love (LP Album)