The World Needs a Melody (song)

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"The World Needs a Melody"
Single by The Carter Family with Johnny Cash
from the album
B-side"A Bird with Broken Wings Can't Fly"
ReleasedAugust 1972 (1972-08)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 4-45679
Songwriter(s)Red Lane, , Larry Henley
Producer(s)Larry Butler

"The World Needs a Melody" is a song written by Red Lane, and Larry Henley and originally recorded by The Carter Family together with Johnny Cash. It is part of the 1972 Carter Family album .[2]

Released in August 1972 as a single (Columbia 4-45679, with "A Bird with Broken Wings Can't Fly" by The Carter Family on the opposite side),[1][3] the song reached number 35 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of November 4.[4][5]

Track listing[]

7" single (Columbia 4-45679, 1972)[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The World Needs a Melody"R. Lane, , L. Henley3:16
2."A Bird with Broken Wings Can't Fly"B. Williams2:53

Charts[]

Chart (1972) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 35

Cover versions[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The World Needs A Melody". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  2. ^ "The Carter Family – Travelin' Minstrel Band (1972, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. ^ a b "The World Needs A Melody". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-24. THE CARTER FAMILY WITH JOHNNY CASH THE WORLD NEEDS A MELODY -R. Lane - J. Slate - L. Henley- Produced by Larry Butler // THE CARTER FAMILY A BIRD WITH BROKEN WINGS CAN'T FLY -B. Williams- Produced by Larry Butler
  4. ^ "The World Needs A Melody Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  5. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of November 4, 1972)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  6. ^ "The Carter Family Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.

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