If This World Were Mine

"If This World Were Mine" was originally a 1968 release by soul legends Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Written solely by Gaye, it was one of the few songs they recorded without Ashford & Simpson writing or producing. When it was released, it hit the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #68 and peaked at #27 on Billboard's Hot Soul (R&B) Singles chart. Gaye would later put the song into his set list on his last concert tour in 1983.

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1968 - Soul - Marvin Gaye - Tammi Terrell - Ashford & Simpson - Billboard Hot 100 - Billboard's Hot Soul (R&B) Singles - 1983

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Fourteen years later, Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn re-recorded it and made the song a Top 5 Billboard R&B smash peaking at #3 in 1982. To many listeners, Vandross and Lynn's take of the song is the most memorable. A decade later, Coko (formerly of the group SWV) and rising R&B star Tyrese recorded it for one of Tyrese's albums.

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Luther Vandross - 1982 - SWV - R&B - Tyrese

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R&B singer Tweet sampled the Gaye/Terrell original for the intro to her 2004 hit single "Turn the Lights Off", featuring Missy Elliott.

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R&B - Tweet - 2004 - Missy Elliott

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