Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
When Burt Bacharach offered Warwick the song initially, she turned it down, saying she found it “too country” and “too preachy.” The song proceeded to become a massive hit for Jackie DeShannon in 1965, and Warwick responded by recording it herself the following year, as well as re-recording it in th...
[Chorus]
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some but for everyone
[Verse 1]
Lord, we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross
Enough to last until the end of time
[Chorus]
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some but for everyone
[Verse 2]
Lord, we don't need another meadow
There are corn fields and wheat fields enough to grow
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine
Oh, listen Lord, if You want to know
[Chorus]
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some, oh, but just for every, everyone
[Outro]
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
What The World Needs Now was written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David & Bacharach & David.
What The World Needs Now was produced by Hal David & Burt Bacharach & Bacharach & David.
Dionne Warwick released What The World Needs Now on Sun Dec 04 1966.