Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1199579 By Jackie DeShannon. By Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Pop,Standards. Score. 3 pages. John Fries #798647. Published by John Fries (A0.1199579). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. What the World Needs Now Is Love is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled. It peaked at number seven on the US Hot 100 in July of that year.