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( February 2015 ) `` If This World Were Mine '' Single by Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell from the album United A-side `` If I Could Build My Whole World Around You '' Released November 14, 1967 Format 7 '' single Recorded Hitsville USA ; 1967 Genre R&B, Soul Length 2 : 41 Label Tamla Songwriter ( s ) Marvin Gaye Producer ( s ) Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell singles chronology `` Your Precious Love '' ( 1967 ) `` If I Could Build My Whole World Around You '' / `` If This World Were Mine '' ( 1967 ) `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' ( 1968 ) `` Your Precious Love '' ( 1967 ) `` If I Could Build My Whole World Around You '' / `` If This World Were Mine '' ( 1967 ) `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' ( 1968 ) `` If This World Were Mine '' is a 1967 song by soul music duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell from their album United. Written solely by Gaye, it was one of the few songs they recorded without Ashford & Simpson writing or producing. When it was released as a single in November 1967 as the B - side to the duo 's `` If I Could Build My Whole World Around You '', it hit the Billboard pop singles chart, peaking at number sixty - eight, and peaked at number twenty - seven on the Billboard R&B singles chart. Gaye would later put the song into his set list during his last tours in the early - 1980s as he performed a medley of his hits with Terrell. The song was covered a year later by Joe Bataan on the 1968 Fania Allstars LP Live at the Red Garter, Vol. 2, and in 1969 by Ambrose Slade ( pre-Slade ) on their album Beginnings. Contents 1 Charts 2 Cover versions 2.1 Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn version 2.1. 1 Charts 2.2 Other versions 3 Sampling 4 References 5 External links Charts Chart ( 1967 ) Peak U.S. Billboard Hot 100 68 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 27 Cover versions Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn version `` If This World Were Mine '' Single by Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn from the album Instant Love and The Wood ( soundtrack ) Released 1982 ( US ) Format 45 ' single, Cassette single Recorded 1981 Genre R&B / Soul Length 5 : 27 Label Columbia Records Songwriter ( s ) Marvin Gaye Producer ( s ) Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller Cheryl Lynn singles chronology `` Instant Love '' ( 1981 ) Instant Love1981 `` If This World Were Mine '' ( 1982 ) If This World Were Mine1982 `` Look Before You Leap '' ( 1983 ) Look Before You Leap1983 Luther Vandross singles chronology `` Do n't You Know That ? '' ( 1981 ) Do n't You Know That ? 1981 `` If This World Were Mine ' '' ( 1982 ) If This World Were Mine'1982 `` Bad Boy / Having a Party '' ( 1982 ) Bad Boy / Having a Party 1982 Fifteen years after the original recording, Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn re-recorded it for her album Instant Love and made the song a R&B top five smash peaking at number four in 1982 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. Charts Chart ( 1982 - 1983 ) Peak U.S. Billboard 100 30 Other versions A decade later, Coko of SWV and rising R&B singer and Tyrese recorded it for her 1999 solo album Hot Coko. The song is featured on John Legend 's 2004 live album Solo Sessions Vol. 1 : Live at the Knitting Factory, with Imani Uzuri singing the female lead. In 2005, Alicia Keys and Jermaine Paul recorded it for the Luther Vandross tribute album So Amazing : An All - Star Tribute to Luther Vandross. The song was nominated Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the Grammy Awards. They did not win ; instead, the Grammy was awarded to Beyoncé Knowles and Stevie Wonder for their cover `` So Amazing, '' which appeared on the same Vandross tribute album. Sampling R&B singer Tweet sampled the Gaye / Terrell original for the intro of her 2005 single `` Turn Da Lights Off '', featuring Missy Elliott. In 2013 American house music producer Chris Malinchak sampled the song on `` So Good to Me ''. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top Billboard Hot 100 Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 368. Jump up ^ RCA Music Group ( 8 December 2005 ). `` RCA Music Group Artists Earn 28 Nominations for the 48th Annual Grammy... -- re > NEW YORK, Dec. 8 / PRNewswire / -- ''. prnewswire.com. line feed character in title = at position 81 ( help ) External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Alicia Keys songs Discography Songs in A Minor `` Fallin ' '' `` A Woman 's Worth '' `` How Come You Do n't Call Me '' `` Girlfriend '' The Diary of Alicia Keys `` You Do n't Know My Name '' `` If I Ai n't Got You '' `` Diary '' `` Karma '' `` If I Was Your Woman / Walk on By '' Unplugged `` Unbreakable '' `` Every Little Bit Hurts '' `` Wild Horses '' `` Love It or Leave It Alone / Welcome To Jamrock '' As I Am `` No One '' `` Like You 'll Never See Me Again '' `` Teenage Love Affair '' `` Superwoman '' The Element of Freedom `` Does n't Mean Anything '' `` Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart '' `` Empire State of Mind ( Part II ) Broken Down '' `` Un-Thinkable ( I 'm Ready ) '' `` Put It in a Love Song '' `` Wait Til You See My Smile '' `` We 're Almost There '' Girl on Fire `` Not Even the King '' `` Girl on Fire '' `` Brand New Me '' `` New Day '' `` Fire We Make '' `` Tears Always Win '' Here `` In Common '' `` Blended Family ( What You Do for Love ) '' As featured artist `` All of the Lights '' `` Brotha Part II '' `` Empire State of Mind '' `` Fireworks '' `` Gangsta Lovin ' '' `` Ghetto Story Chapter 2 '' `` I Will Pray ( Pregherò ) '' `` International Party '' `` Looking for Paradise '' `` New Day '' `` Say It 's So '' `` What 's Going On '' Other songs `` 28 Thousand Days '' `` America The Beautiful '' `` Another Way to Die '' `` Back to Life '' `` Die Without You '' `` Do n't Give Up ( Africa ) '' `` Everybody Hurts '' `` If This World Were Mine '' `` It 's On Again '' `` Little Drummer Girl '' `` My Boo '' `` People Get Ready '' `` Rapture '' `` Someday We 'll All Be Free '' `` Speechless '' `` We Are Here '' `` We Gotta Pray '' Book Category Cheryl Lynn Studio albums Cheryl Lynn In Love In The Night Instant Love Preppie It 's Gonna Be Right Start Over Songs `` Got to Be Real '' `` Keep It Hot '' `` Shake It Up Tonight '' `` If This World Were Mine '' ( with Luther Vandross ) `` Encore '' Luther Vandross Studio albums Never Too Much Forever, for Always, for Love Busy Body The Night I Fell in Love Give Me the Reason Any Love Power of Love Never Let Me Go Songs This Is Christmas Your Secret Love I Know Luther Vandross Dance with My Father Compilation albums The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love One Night with You : The Best of Love, Volume 2 Love Is on the Way Always & Forever : The Classics Greatest Hits Super Hits Smooth Love The Ultimate Luther Vandross Stop to Love The Very Best of Love The Essential Luther Vandross Artist Collection Love, Luther Lovesongs Holiday Albums This Is Christmas Live albums Live Radio City Music Hall 2003 Live Video DVDs Luther Vandross : Live at Wembley ( 1989 ) Always and Forever : An Evening of Songs ( 1994 ) Other albums Luther ( Luther ) This Close to You ( Luther ) The Glow of Love ( Change ) Singles `` Never Too Much '' `` Do n't You Know That ? '' `` If This World Were Mine '' ( with Cheryl Lynn ) `` '' Bad Boy `` / '' Having a Party '' `` Since I Lost My Baby '' `` How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye '' ( with Dionne Warwick ) `` I 'll Let You Slide '' `` Superstar '' / `` Until You Come Back to Me ( That 's What I 'm Gonna Do '' ( medley ) `` ' Til My Baby Comes Home '' `` It 's Over Now '' `` Wait for Love '' `` Give Me the Reason '' `` Stop to Love '' `` There 's Nothing Better Than Love '' ( with Gregory Hines ) `` I Really Did n't Mean It '' `` Any Love '' `` She Wo n't Talk to Me '' `` For You to Love '' `` Here and Now '' `` Power of Love / Love Power '' ( medley ) `` Do n't Want to Be a Fool '' `` The Rush '' `` Sometimes It 's Only Love `` The Best Things in Life Are Free '' ( with Janet Jackson ) `` Little Miracles ( Happen Every Day ) '' `` Heaven Knows '' `` Never Let Me Go '' `` Endless Love '' ( with Mariah Carey ) `` Always and Forever '' `` Love the One You 're With '' / `` Going in Circles '' `` Your Secret Love '' `` I Can Make It Better '' `` Nights in Harlem '' `` Take You Out '' `` I 'd Rather '' `` Dance with My Father '' `` Think About You '' `` Buy Me a Rose `` Shine '' Related articles Luther Vandross discography Change ( band ) Luther ( group ) List of Luther Vandross tours Forever, for Always, for Luther So Amazing : An All - Star Tribute to Luther Vandross Forever, for Always, for Luther Volume II Book : Luther Vandross Marvin Gaye singles discography 1960s : ( Tamla ) 1961 `` Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide '' 1962 `` Sandman '' `` Soldier 's Plea '' `` Stubborn Kind of Fellow '' `` Hitch Hike '' 1963 `` Pride and Joy '' `` Can I Get a Witness '' 1964 `` You 're a Wonderful One '' `` Once Upon a Time '' `` What 's the Matter with You Baby '' `` Try It Baby '' `` Baby Do n't You Do It '' `` What Good Am I Without You '' `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' 1965 `` I 'll Be Doggone '' `` Pretty Little Baby '' `` Ai n't That Peculiar '' 1966 `` One More Heartache '' `` Take This Heart of Mine '' `` Little Darling ( I Need You ) '' `` It Takes Two '' 1967 `` Ai n't No Mountain High Enough '' `` Your Unchanging Love '' `` Your Precious Love '' `` You '' `` If I Could Build My Whole World Around You '' / `` If This World Were Mine '' 1968 `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' `` You 're All I Need to Get By '' `` Chained '' `` Keep On Lovin ' Me Honey '' `` You Ai n't Livin ' till You 're Lovin ' '' `` His Eye Is on the Sparrow '' `` I Heard It Through the Grapevine '' 1969 `` Good Lovin ' Ai n't Easy to Come By '' `` Too Busy Thinking About My Baby '' `` That 's the Way Love Is '' `` Abraham, Martin and John '' `` What You Gave Me '' `` How Can I Forget '' 1970s : ( Tamla ) 1970 `` Gonna Give Her All the Love I 've Got '' `` The Onion Song '' `` California Soul '' `` The End of Our Road '' 1971 `` What 's Going On '' `` Mercy Mercy Me ( The Ecology ) '' `` Inner City Blues ( Make Me Wanna Holler ) '' `` Save the Children '' 1972 `` You 're the Man '' `` Trouble Man '' `` I Want to Come Home for Christmas '' 1973 `` Let 's Get It On '' `` You 're a Special Part of Me '' `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' `` Come Get to This '' `` You Sure Love to Ball '' `` My Mistake ( Was to Love You ) '' `` Do n't Knock My Love '' `` You Are Everything '' `` Distant Lover '' 1976 `` I Want You '' `` After the Dance '' `` Since I Had You '' 1977 `` Got to Give It Up '' 1978 `` Pops, We Love You ( A Tribute to Father ) '' 1979 `` A Funky Space Reincarnation '' `` Anger '' `` Ego Tripping Out '' 1980s : ( Tamla / Columbia ) 1981 `` Praise '' `` Heavy Love Affair '' 1982 `` Sexual Healing '' `` My Love Is Waiting '' `` ' Til Tomorrow '' `` Joy '' Posthumous 1985 `` Sanctified Lady '' `` It 's Madness '' `` Just Like '' 1986 `` The World Is Rated X '' 1991 `` My Last Chance '' `` Lucky, Lucky Me '' 1995 `` This Love Starved Heart Of Mine ( It 's Killing Me ) '' `` Music '' 2005 `` Let 's Get It On ( The M.P.G. 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Question: who sings if this world were mine with luther
Answer: Cheryl Lynn