Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 8/21/2019 2:51 AM Subject: What The World Needs Now Is Love Song for the Day - August 21, 2019: Barry Manilow's version of "WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE" from his 2006 album THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SIXTIES! "What The World Needs Now Is Love" was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and was a Top Ten hit for Jackie DeShannon on Billboard's Hot 100 in July 1965. August 21st is Jackie DeShannon's birthday!