What the World Needs Now Is Love (Wynonna Judd album)

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 5, 2003
RecordedNovember 2000 – 2003
GenreCountry
Length58:20
LabelCurb / Asylum
ProducerDann Huff, Wynonna Judd, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Narada Michael Walden
Wynonna Judd chronology
New Day Dawning
(2000)
What the World Needs Now Is Love
(2003)
Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime
(2005)
Singles from What the World Needs Now Is Love
  1. "What the World Needs"
    Released: May 5, 2003
  2. "Heaven Help Me"
    Released: September 13, 2003
  3. "Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)"
    Released: March 3, 2004
  4. "I Want to Know What Love Is"
    Released: August 24, 2004
  5. "Rescue Me"
    Released: August 29, 2005
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What the World Needs Now Is Love is the sixth solo 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, one half of The Judds) 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. "I Will Be" was cut by Lila McCann on her 1999 album Something in the Air. 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.