"The World Needs a Melody" is a song written by Red Lane, Johnny Slate and Larry Henley and originally recorded by The Carter Family together with Johnny Cash. It is part of the 1972 Carter Family album Travelin' Minstrel Band.[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]
^ ab"The World Needs A Melody". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
^"The Carter Family – Travelin' Minstrel Band (1972, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
^ ab"The World Needs A Melody". Discogs. 1972. 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
^"The World Needs A Melody Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
^"Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of November 4, 1972)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
^"The Carter Family Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
External linksedit
"The World Needs a Melody" on the Johnny Cash official website
January 01, 1970
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