What the World Needs Now

~ Recording by Diana Ross

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4What the World Needs Now4:21Diana RossA Very Special SeasonDiana RossAlbum
  • NL1994-11-14
EMI Music Netherlands (this is not an imprint! it likely refers to EMI Music Netherlands BV)7243 8 31613 2 4
1.4What the World Needs Now4:21Diana RossA Very Special SeasonDiana RossAlbum
  • -1994-11-14
Rhino (reissue label)
1.4What the World Needs Now4:21Diana RossA Very Special SeasonDiana RossAlbum
EMI Music Netherlands (this is not an imprint! it likely refers to EMI Music Netherlands BV)BOSPCD 256
1.4What The World Needs Now4:20Diana RossWonderful Christmas TimeDiana RossAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Netherlands (this is not an imprint! it likely refers to EMI Music Netherlands BV)BOSPCD 256
1.4What the World Needs Now4:21Diana RossA Very Special SeasonDiana RossAlbum
DiskyCH 794762
1.6What the World Needs Now?:??Diana RossThe Best Christmas Album Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
1.4What the World Needs Now4:21Diana RossA Very Special SeasonDiana RossAlbum
  • JP2004-11-03
東芝EMI 株式会社 (record company, do not use as release label – check obi, back or disc for imprint! Ended 2007‐06‐29)TOCP-53387
1.10What the World Needs Now4:20Diana RossWonderful Christmas TimeDiana RossAlbum
  • XW2018-10-26
Motown
1.10What The World Needs Now4:20Diana RossWonderful Christmas TimeDiana RossAlbum
  • US2018-10-26
MotownB0028924-02

Relationships

recording engineer:Tom Leader
engineer:Giles Cowley
executive producer:Diana Ross
producer:Nick Martinelli (record producer)
arranger:Alan Lindgren (American keyboardist, arranger, producer, studio & session musician)
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 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1965)
Songs of Fujimusic (in 1965, in 1993)
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (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:Nå skal du få kjærlighet
Oggi il mondo vuole amore (What the World Needs Now Is Love)
愛を求めて
later versions:Tant que tu seras