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

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".

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 Records
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

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

(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 - Jerry Wexler

Charts

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Peak position
1968	"To Love Somebody"	Hot Pop Singles	74
		Hot Soul Singles	30
	"Unchained Melody"	Hot Pop Singles	73
		Hot Soul 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)