If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
- If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
Infobox Single
Name = If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
Artist = Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
from Album = United
Released= March 28, 1968
Format= 7" single
Recorded= Hitsville USA; 1967
Genre = Soul/pop
Length = 2:26
Label = Tamla
T 54163
Writer = Harvey Fuqua
Johnny Bristol
Vernon Bullock
Producer = Harvey Fuqua
Johnny Bristol
Chart position= #10 Pop, #2 R&B
Last single= "Your Precious Love"
(1967)
This single= "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
(1968)
Next single= "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
(1968)
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" is a popular song recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967. Written by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, and Vernon Bullock, the single was Gaye & Terrell's third single together and the second to go Top 10 on both the Pop and R&B charts of Billboard peaking at #10 and #2 respectively.
The duo's vocals go back and forth as they described what could be if either was able to "build a world" around their loved one. It was one of few songs that set the duo apart from other R&B duos of the time. In time, this song among other legendary duets by the two soul icons would become the landmark for R&B duets to this day. The song was also one of the few songs that was written by someone other than Ashford & Simpson who had written several hit songs for the duo.
Marc Broussard covered this song for his 2007 album "SOS: Save Our Soul."
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