What the World Needs Now

~ Recording by Luther Vandross

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.12What the World Needs Now5:19Luther VandrossSongs
  • 1994-09-20 XW
1.12What the World Needs Now5:19Luther VandrossSongs
  • 1994-09-27 US
1.12What the World Needs Now5:19Luther VandrossSongs
  • 1994-10-06 JP
1.12What the World Needs Now5:19Luther VandrossSongs
1.12What the World Needs Now5:19Luther VandrossSongs
1.12What the World Needs Now5:19Luther VandrossSongs
1.3What the World Needs Now5:20Luther VandrossHome for Christmas
2.1What the World Needs Now5:21Luther VandrossPure Smooth Jazz
2.5What the World Needs Now Is Love5:22Luther VandrossBody + Soul Gospel
1.9What the World Needs Now (album version)5:16Luther VandrossJazz in the City 2
1.12What the World Needs Now?:??Luther VandrossSongs / Your Secret Love

Relationships

recording engineer:Paul Brown (lead vocals)
Dana Jon Chappelle
drum machine programming:Walter Afanasieff
programming and producer:Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:Gary Cirimelli
Ren Klyce
co-producer:Luther Vandross
mixer:Dana Jon Chappelle
acoustic guitar, keyboard, Moog [Moog bass], synclavier and synthesizer:Walter Afanasieff
guitar:Dann Huff
lead vocals:Luther Vandross
orchestra:London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:Jeremy Lubbock
orchestrator:Jeremy Lubbock
recording of:What the World Needs Now Is Love (cover)

Related works

What the World Needs Now Is Love

lyricist:Hal David
composer:Burt Bacharach
publisher:Casa David LP
New Hidden Valley Music Co.
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (in 1965)
Songs of Fujimusic (in 1965, in 1993)
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (in 1993)
referred to in medleys:Love Medley: What the World Needs Now Is Love / All You Need Is Love / Have You Tried Love? (order: 1)
later translated versions:Oggi il mondo vuole amore (What the World Needs Now Is Love)
愛を求めて
later versions:Tant que tu seras