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  • If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
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  • eng
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  • 1967 singles
  • 1967 songs
  • Vocal duets
  • Marvin Gaye songs
  • Tamla Records singles
  • Tammi Terrell songs
  • Songs written by Johnny Bristol
  • Songs written by Harvey Fuqua
  • Song recordings produced by Harvey Fuqua
  • Song recordings produced by Johnny Bristol
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  • %22If I Could Build My Whole World Around You%22 is a popular song recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967 and released in December 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 Ten on both the Pop and R&B charts of Billboard, peaking at number ten and number two, respectively.The duo's vocals go back and forth as they described what could be if either was able to %22build a world%22 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.Swedish Pop Idol winner Agnes Carlsson covered this song with Erik Hassle in 2009 for her UK debut album Dance Love Pop.
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  • Johnny Bristol
  • Harvey Fuqua
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  • USMO19582692
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  • Johnny Bristol
  • Harvey Fuqua
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  • english
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  • Motown
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  • --03-16
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  • If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
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