What the World Needs
title: "What the World Needs" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2003-singles", "wynonna-judd-songs", "songs-written-by-brett-james", "songs-written-by-holly-lamar", "song-recordings-produced-by-dann-huff", "asylum-records-singles", "curb-records-singles", "2003-songs"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_World_Needs" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | What the World Needs |
| cover | whattheworldneeds.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | Wynonna Judd |
| album | What the World Needs Now Is Love |
| released | |
| genre | Country |
| length | |
| label | Asylum/Curb |
| writer | Brett James |
| Holly Lamar | |
| producer | Dann Huff |
| Wynonna Judd | |
| prev_title | Going Nowhere |
| prev_year | 2000 |
| next_title | Heaven Help Me |
| next_year | 2003 |
| :: |
| name = What the World Needs | cover = whattheworldneeds.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Wynonna Judd | album = What the World Needs Now Is Love | released = | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = | label = Asylum/Curb | writer = Brett James Holly Lamar | producer = Dann Huff Wynonna Judd | prev_title = Going Nowhere | prev_year = 2000 | next_title = Heaven Help Me | next_year = 2003
"What the World Needs" is a song recorded by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It was released in May 2003 as the first single from her album What the World Needs Now Is Love. The song was written by Brett James and Holly Lamar.
Personnel
- Wynonna Judd – lead vocals
- Tim Akers – keyboards
- Matt Rollings – keyboards
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
- Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar
- John Willis – acoustic guitar, banjo
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Steve Mackey – bass
- Steve Potts – drums
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle
- Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
Chart performance
"What the World Needs" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 10, 2003.
::data[format=table] | Chart (2003) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
Year-end charts
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| Chart (2003) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard) | 55 |
| :: |
References
References
- Jurek, Thom. "''What the World Needs Now Is Love''". [[Allmusic]].
- Gilbert, Calvin. (May 3, 2003). "Worley Still Dominating Charts". [[Country Music Television]].
- (2003). "Best of 2003: Country Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
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