What the World Needs Now Is Love (album)
What the World Needs Now Is Love | ||||
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Studio album by Wynonna Judd | ||||
Released | August 5, 2003 | |||
Recorded | November 2000 - 2003 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 58:20 | |||
Label | Curb / Asylum | |||
Producer | Dann Huff, Wynonna Judd, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Narada Michael Walden | |||
Wynonna Judd chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | C link |
Rolling Stone | link |
What the World Needs Now Is Love is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Wynonna Judd, released in 2003 as her first album for Curb / Asylum Records. It produced four chart singles; the first of these, which was the title track, reached #14 on the Billboard country charts. It was followed by "Heaven Help Me" at #37 and "Flies on the Butter" (a duet with her mother, Naomi Judd) at #33. The fourth and final single, a cover of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is", did not enter the country charts, but reached #14 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and #12 on Hot Dance Airplay.
Also covered on this album is Elvis Presley's "Burning Love"; Wynonna's cover was previously included in the soundtrack to the 2002 film Lilo & Stitch. Additionally, "You Are" was featured in the soundtrack to the 2003 film Someone Like You, which starred Wynonna's half-sister, Ashley Judd. Finally, "Flies on the Butter" was previously recorded by Lari White on her 1998 album Stepping Stone.
Track listing
- "What the World Needs" (Brett James, Holly Lamar) - 3:37
- "Heaven Help Me" (Chuck Cannon, James Dean Hicks) - 4:02
- "It All Comes Down to Love" (Cannon) - 3:43
- "Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)" (Cannon, Austin Cunningham, Allen Shamblin) - 4:30 (Duet with Naomi Judd)
- "I Will Be" (Tanya Leah, Bob Farrell) - 4:15
- "I Want to Know What Love Is" (Mick Jones) - 5:41
- "It's Only Love" (Steve Robson, Wayne Hector) - 4:17
- "Sometimes I Feel Like Elvis" (Bryan White, Neil Thrasher, Derek George) - 4:43
- "Burning Love" (Dennis Linde) - 3:12
- "Who Am I Supposed to Love" (Sarah Nagourney, Chris Rodriguez, Bobby Blazler) - 4:04
- "Your Day Will Come" (Stephony Smith, Jeremy Stover) - 3:54
- "(No One's Gonna) Break Me Down" (Angelo Petraglia, James, Hillary Lindsey) - 3:16
- "You Are" (Wynonna Judd, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Gordon Kennedy) - 4:54
- "Rescue Me" (Kathryn Darnell) - 4:04
- "I Want To Know What Love Is (Piper Remix Edit)" (Mick Jones) {Bonus Track on selected copies}
Personnel
- Tim Akers - keyboards
- Robert Bailey - background vocals
- Jeff Beck - electric guitar on "I Want to Know What Love Is"
- Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
- David Campbell - string arrangements, conductor
- Lisa Cochran - background vocals
- Perry Coleman - background vocals
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Stuart Duncan - mandolin
- Kim Fleming - background vocals
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Reggie Hamilton - bass guitar
- Vicki Hampton - background vocals
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- David Huff - loop programming
- Ronn Huff - string arrangements
- Naomi Judd - duet vocals on "Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)"
- Wynonna Judd - lead vocals
- Suzie Katayama - string contractor
- Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar
- The London Session Orchestra - strings
- Chris McHugh - drums
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- Steve Mackey - bass guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Greg Phillinganes - keyboards
- Don Potter - acoustic guitar
- Steve Potts - drums
- John "J.R." Robinson - drums
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Matt Rollings - keyboards, piano
- Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
- Narada Michael Walden - drums
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Willie Weeks - bass guitar
- John Willis - banjo, acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin - cello, fiddle, harp, mandolin, string arrangements, viola, violin
Production notes
- Produced and arranged by Dann Huff and Wynonna Judd
- Track 13 produced by Wynonna Judd, Gordon Kennedy and Wayne Kirkpatrick, executive produced by Huff and Judd, remixed by Huff
- Tracks 6 and 10 produced and arranged by Narada Michael Walden and Wynonna Judd
- Track 9 produced by Dann Huff and Wynonna Judd
Charts
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 8 |
References
- Allmusic (see infobox)
Preceded by Mud on the Tires by Brad Paisley |
Top Country Albums number-one album August 23–29, 2003 |
Succeeded by Greatest Hits Volume II by Alan Jackson |