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What the World Needs Now

Ronan Keating & Burt Bacharach

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ronan Keating

Performer

Burt Bacharach

Performer

Matt Chamberlain

Matt Chamberlain

Drums

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach

Piano

Nathan East

Bass Guitar

Weldon Parks

Guitar

Dan Higgins

Saxophone

Jeff Drisskill

Saxophone

Warren Luening

Trumpet

Alan Estes

Percussion

Arnold McCuller

Arnold McCuller

Background Vocals

Marlena Jeter

Background Vocals

Lynne Fiddmont

Background Vocals

Marshall Bowen

Conductor

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Burt Bacharach

Composer

Hal David

Composer

Joel McNeely

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Burt Bacharach

Co-Producer

Greg Wells

Co-Producer

Steve Genewick

Assistant Recording Engineer

Al Schmitt

Mixing Engineer

Ian MacGregor

Recording Engineer

Doug Sax

Mastering Engineer

Sangwook Nam

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

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

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

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 till the end of time

What the world needs now is love, sweet love

No, not just for some but for everyone

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, every, everyone

Written by: Burt Bacharach, Hal David

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