What the World Needs Now Is Love | ||||
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Released | August 5, 2003 | |||
Recorded | November 2000 – 2003 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 58:20 | |||
Label | Curb / Asylum | |||
Producer | Dann Huff, Wynonna Judd, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Narada Michael Walden | |||
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What the World Needs Now Is Love is the sixth solo studio album by American country music artist Wynonna, released in 2003 as her first album for Curb / Asylum Records. It produced four chart singles; the first of these, which was the title track, reached #14 on the Billboard country charts. It was followed by "Heaven Help Me" at #37 and "Flies on the Butter" (a duet with her mother Naomi Judd, one half of The Judds) at #33. The fourth and final single, a cover of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is", did not enter the country charts, but reached #14 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and #12 on Hot Dance Airplay.
Also covered on this album is Elvis Presley's "Burning Love"; Wynonna's cover was previously included in the soundtrack to the 2002 film Lilo & Stitch . "I Will Be" was cut by Lila McCann on her 1999 album Something in the Air . Additionally, "You Are" was featured in the soundtrack to the 2003 film Someone Like You , which starred Wynonna's half-sister, Ashley Judd. Finally, "Flies on the Butter" was previously recorded by Lari White on her 1998 album Stepping Stone .
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "What the World Needs" | Brett James, Holly Lamar | 3:37 |
2. | "Heaven Help Me" | Chuck Cannon, James Dean Hicks | 4:02 |
3. | "It All Comes Down to Love" | Cannon | 3:43 |
4. | "Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)" (duet with Naomi Judd) | Cannon, Austin Cunningham, Allen Shamblin | 4:30 |
5. | "I Will Be" | Tanya Leah, Bob Farrell | 4:15 |
6. | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Mick Jones | 5:41 |
7. | "It's Only Love" | Steve Robson, Wayne Hector | 4:17 |
8. | "Sometimes I Feel Like Elvis" | Bryan White, Neil Thrasher, Derek George | 4:43 |
9. | "Burning Love" | Dennis Linde | 3:12 |
10. | "Who Am I Supposed to Love" | Sarah Nagourney, Chris Rodriguez, Bobby Blazler | 4:04 |
11. | "Your Day Will Come" | Stephony Smith, Jeremy Stover | 3:54 |
12. | "(No One's Gonna) Break Me Down" | Angelo Petraglia, James, Hillary Lindsey | 3:16 |
13. | "You Are" | Wynonna Judd, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Gordon Kennedy | 4:54 |
14. | "Rescue Me" | Kathryn Darnell | 4:04 |
15. | "I Want To Know What Love Is (Piper Remix Edit)" (Bonus Track on selected copies) | Mick Jones |
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