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Wikipedia article"'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 [https://www.discogs.com/Fania-All-Stars-Live-At-The-Red-Garter-Vol2/release/2091452#images/3333132 1968 Fania Allstars LP 'Live at the Red Garter, Vol. 2'], and in 1969 by Ambrose Slade (pre-Slade) on their album 'Beginnings'. ChartsCover versionsLuther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn versionFifteen years after the original recording, Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn re-recorded it for her album 'Instant Love' and made the song a R&B top five smash peaking at number four in 1982 on the 'Billboard' Hot R&B Singles chart. Charts Other versionsA decade later, Coko of SWV and rising R&B singer Tyrese recorded it for her 1999 solo album '[https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Coko/dp/B0013AYY0S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526318827&sr=8-1&keywords=hot+coko Hot Coko]'. The song is featured on John Legend's 2004 live album 'Solo Sessions Vol. 1: Live at the Knitting Factory', with Imani Uzuri singing the female lead.In 2005, Alicia Keys and Jermaine Paul recorded it for the Luther Vandross tribute album 'So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross'. The song was nominated Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the Grammy Awards. They did not win; instead, the Grammy was awarded to Beyonc Knowles and Stevie Wonder for their cover "So Amazing," which appeared on the same Vandross tribute album. In 1973, Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager recorded the song on their album 'The Love We Have, the Love We Had'. SamplingR&B singer Tweet sampled the Gaye/Terrell original for the intro of her 2005 single "Turn Da Lights Off", featuring Missy Elliott. In 2013, American house music producer Chris Malinchak sampled the song on "So Good to Me". ReferencesCategory:1967 singles Category:1967 songs Category:1982 singles Category:Alicia Keys songs Category:Cheryl Lynn songs Category:Columbia Records singles Category:John Legend songs Category:Luther Vandross songs Category:Malefemale vocal duets Category:Marvin Gaye songs Category:Slade songs Category:Song recordings produced by Harvey Fuqua Category:Song recordings produced by Johnny Bristol Category:Song recordings produced by Luther Vandross Category:Song recordings produced by Marcus Miller Category:Songs written by Marvin Gaye Category:Tamla Records singles Category:Tammi Terrell songs | |
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