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Dionne Warwick - What The World Needs Now (1966)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Vocals
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Songwriter
Hal David
Hal David
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Producer
Hal David
Hal David
Producer

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
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 'til the end of time
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 meadow
There are cornfields and wheat fields
Enough to grow
There are sunbeams and moonbeams
Enough to shine
Oh listen Lord, if you want to know
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)
World needs now, is
(Is love, sweet love)
Love, sweet, love
(What the world needs now)
What the world needs now
(Is love, sweet love)
Is love, sweet love
(What the world needs now)
What the world needs now
(Is love, sweet love)
Is love, sweet love
(What the world needs now)
What the world needs now
(Is love, sweet love)
Is love, sweet love
(What the world needs now)
What the world needs now
(Is love, sweet love)
Is love, sweet love
Written by: Burt Bacharach, Hal David

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