If I Could Build My Whole World Around You

"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
Single by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
from the album United
B-side"If This World Were Mine"
ReleasedNovember 14, 1967
RecordedHitsville USA; March 16 & 21, 1967
GenreSoul, pop
Length2:26
LabelTamla
54161
Songwriter(s)Harvey Fuqua
Johnny Bristol
Vernon Bullock
Producer(s)Harvey Fuqua
Johnny Bristol
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell singles chronology
"Your Precious Love"
(1967)
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" / "If This World Were Mine"
(1967)
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
(1968)

"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" is a popular song recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967 and released in November 14, 1967. Written by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, and Vernon Bullock, the single was Gaye & Terrell's third single together and the second to go Top Ten on both the Pop and R&B charts of Billboard, peaking at number ten and number two, respectively.[1][2]

  1. ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 225.