The World Needs a Melody (song)

"The World Needs a Melody"
Single by The Carter Family with Johnny Cash
from the album Travelin' Minstrel Band
B-side	"A Bird with Broken Wings Can't Fly"
Released	August 1972 (1972-08)[1]
Genre	Country
Label	Columbia 4-45679
Songwriter(s)	Red Lane, Johnny Slate, Larry Henley
Producer(s)	Larry Butler

"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]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 4-45679, 1972)^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The World Needs a Melody"	R. Lane, J. Slate, L. Henley	3:16
2.	"A Bird with Broken Wings Can't Fly"	B. Williams	2:53

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	35

Cover versions

• 1973: The New Kingston Trio on the album The World Needs a Melody

References

1. "The World Needs A Melody". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
2. "The Carter Family – Travelin' Minstrel Band (1972, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
3. "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
4. "The World Needs A Melody Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
5. "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of November 4, 1972)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
6. "The Carter Family Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-24.

External links

• "The World Needs a Melody" on the Johnny Cash official website