What the World Needs Now...
2015 studio album by Public Image Ltd
What the World Needs Now... is the tenth studio album by British rock band Public Image Ltd. It was released on September 4, 2015.
01Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Classic Rock | |
| Drowned in Sound | 4/10 |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 7/10 |
| The Observer | |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |
| Q | |
| Spin | 7/10 |
| Uncut | 7/10 |
What the World Needs Now... received mostly favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72 based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
02Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Double Trouble" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Know Now" | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Bettie Page" | 3:21 |
| 4. | "C'est la Vie" | 6:08 |
| 5. | "Spice of Choice" | 5:43 |
| 6. | "The One" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Big Blue Sky" | 8:14 |
| 8. | "Whole Life Time" | 3:46 |
| 9. | "I'm Not Satisfied" | 5:43 |
| 10. | "Corporate" | 5:23 |
| 11. | "Shoom" | 6:30 |
03Personnel
Personnel adapted from What the World Needs Now liner notes.
- Public Image Ltd.
- John Lydon, vocals, production, cover art
- Lu Edmonds, guitar, saz, piano, cümbüs, production
- Scott Firth, bass guitar, keyboards, strings, percussion, production
- Bruce Smith, drums, percussion, programming, production
- Other personnel
- John "Rambo" Stevens, production, layout
- James Towler, production, engineering, mixing
- Tom Colwill, assistant engineering
- John Dent, mastering
- Tomohiro Noritsume, booklet photography
04Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 192 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 104 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts) | 23 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts) | 29 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts) | 3 |
Sources and credits
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