"If This World Were Mine" is a 1967 song by soul music duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell from their album United. Written solely by Gaye, it was one of the few songs they recorded without Ashford & Simpson writing or producing. When it was released as a single in November 1967 as the B-side to the duo's "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You", it hit the Billboard pop singles chart, peaking at number sixty-eight, and peaked at number twenty-seven on the Billboard R&B singles chart. Gaye would later put the song into his set list during his last tours in the early-1980s as he performed a medley of his hits with Terrell. The song was covered a year later by Joe Bataan on the 1968 Fania Allstars LP Live at the Red Garter, Vol. 2, and in 1969 by Ambrose Slade (pre-Slade) on their album Beginnings.
[Verse 1] [M:] If this world were mine, I'd place at your feet All that I own; you've been so good to me If this world were mine I'd give you the flowers, the birds and the bees For with your love inside me, that would be all I need
[Chorus] If this world were mine I'd give you anything
[Verse 2] [T:] If this world were mine, I'd make you a king With wealth untold, you could have anything If this world were mine I'd give you each day so sunny and blue If you wanted the moonlight, I'd give you that too
[Chorus]
[Verse 3] [M:] Oh baby, you're my consolation And there's no hesitation When you want me, honey, just call me [T:] And honey, you're my inspiration And there's so much sensation When I'm in your arms, when you squeeze me
[Bridge] [M:] And the sky would be blue As long as you're loving me [T:] With you here in my arms Life is so wonderful
[Outro] [Both:] Give me pretty loving, baby Give me pretty loving, honey Keep on loving me You know I need you, baby Really, really need you, baby
"If This World Were Mine" is a 1967 song by soul music duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell from their album United. Written solely by Gaye, it was one of the few songs they recorded without Ashford & Simpson writing or producing. When it was released as a single in November 1967 as the B-side to the duo's "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You", it hit the Billboard pop singles chart, peaking at number sixty-eight, and peaked at number twenty-seven on the Billboard R&B singles chart. Gaye would later put the song into his set list during his last tours in the early-1980s as he performed a medley of his hits with Terrell. The song was covered a year later by Joe Bataan on the 1968 Fania Allstars LP Live at the Red Garter, Vol. 2, and in 1969 by Ambrose Slade (pre-Slade) on their album Beginnings.
ResponderEliminar[Verse 1]
ResponderEliminar[M:]
If this world were mine, I'd place at your feet
All that I own; you've been so good to me
If this world were mine
I'd give you the flowers, the birds and the bees
For with your love inside me, that would be all I need
[Chorus]
If this world were mine
I'd give you anything
[Verse 2]
[T:]
If this world were mine, I'd make you a king
With wealth untold, you could have anything
If this world were mine
I'd give you each day so sunny and blue
If you wanted the moonlight, I'd give you that too
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[M:] Oh baby, you're my consolation
And there's no hesitation
When you want me, honey, just call me
[T:] And honey, you're my inspiration
And there's so much sensation
When I'm in your arms, when you squeeze me
[Bridge]
[M:] And the sky would be blue
As long as you're loving me
[T:] With you here in my arms
Life is so wonderful
[Outro]
[Both:]
Give me pretty loving, baby
Give me pretty loving, honey
Keep on loving me
You know I need you, baby
Really, really need you, baby