Deshannon ~ What The World Needs Now Is Love (1965) — Jackie

She was about to record a song that had already been rejected. The Song That Nobody Wanted

Tell you more about on other artists (like The Beatles or Cher). Jackie Deshannon ~ What the World Needs Now is Love (1965)

For months, the song sat in a drawer. Bacharach himself was hesitant; he worried the lyrics were a bit too simple, maybe even naive, for such a cynical time. But then, they thought of Jackie. She had a voice that sounded like sunlight hitting gravel—sweet, but with enough "grit" to make you believe she’d seen some things. The Session She was about to record a song that

The year was 1965, and the air in New York City felt heavy. Between the flickering news reports of the Vietnam War and the rising tensions of the Civil Rights Movement, the world felt like a string tuned so tight it was about to snap. Bacharach himself was hesitant; he worried the lyrics