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Tracks
Diana Ross
A Very Special Season
What the World Needs Now

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What the World Needs Now

Release date: 1968

From A Very Special Season

Pop Music Christmas Christmas

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About This Track

"What the World Needs Now" is a track by Diana Ross, from the album A Very Special Season, released 1968. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below.

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Diana Ross

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Lyrics

What the World Needs Now

[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 'til 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 sun beams and moon beams 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 but for 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

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Track details

From A Very Special Season

1968

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Album

A Very Special Season

14th November 1994

Release year

1968

1Winter Wonderland
3:23
2White Christmas
3:20
3Wonderful Christmastime
3:10
4What the World Needs Now Is Love
4:21
5Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
3:16
6Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
2:14
7His Eye Is on the Sparrow
3:54
8Silent Night
5:02
9Overjoyed
4:05
10O Holy Night
4:44
11Someday at Christmas
4:09
12Ave Maria
5:52
13The Christmas Song
3:14
—What the World Needs Now
—Amazing Grace

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Writer: Bacharach & David, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Producer: Brian Holland, Holland-Dozier, Lamont Dozier