What the World Needs Now...

What the World Needs Now...
Studio album by Public Image Ltd
Released	4 September 2015[1]
Studio	Wincraft Studios, England[2]
Genre	Alternative rock, post-punk
Length	55:07
Label	PiL Official Ltd
Public Image Ltd chronology
This is PiL (2012) What the World Needs Now... (2015)

What the World Needs Now... is the tenth studio album by British rock band Public Image Ltd. It was released on September 4, 2015. It was preceded by lead single "Double Trouble," backed with "Bettie Page" and a non-album track, "Turkey Tits," and secondary single "The One."

Album artwork

The cover of the album is an original painting by singer John Lydon, partly inspired by Hopi Native American tribe characters. Lydon designed and painted all artwork for the album and singles.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Drowned in Sound	4/10[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	7/10[7]
The Observer	[8]
Pitchfork Media	6.8/10[9]
Punknews.org	[10]
Q	[11]
Spin	7/10[12]
Uncut	7/10[13]

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".^[3]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Personnel adapted from What the World Needs Now liner notes.^[14]

Public Image Ltd

• John Lydon – vocals
• Lu Edmonds – guitar, saz, piano, cümbüs
• Scott Firth – bass guitar, keyboards, strings, percussion
• Bruce Smith – drums, percussion, programming

Other personnel

• Public Image Ltd – production
• John Rambo Stevens – production, layout
• James Towler – production, engineering, mixing
• John Lydon – artwork
• Tom Colwill – assistant engineering
• John Dent – mastering
• Tomohiro Noritsume – booklet photography

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	192
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16]	104
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	29

References

1. Soto, Alfred. "Public Image Ltd. Announce New Album, Tour". SPIN. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
2. Kreps, Daniel (2015-05-18). "Public Image Ltd. Ready New LP 'What the World Needs Now...'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
3. "What the World Needs Now by Public Image Ltd". Metacritic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
4. Deming, Mark. "Public Image Ltd. - What the World Needs Now...". Allmusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
5. Doherty, Jack (September 3, 2015). "Public Image Ltd: What the World Needs Now...". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
6. Mojo magazine. October 2015, p.89
7. Pattison, Louis (August 26, 2015). "Public Image Ltd – 'What The World Needs Now…'". NME. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
8. Mackay, Emily (September 6, 2015). "PiL: What the World Needs Now review – exhilarating, foul-mouthed fun". The Observer. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
9. Masters, Marc (September 15, 2015). "Public Image Ltd.: What the World Needs Now...". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
10. Eisenberg, Adam (September 1, 2015). "Public Image Ltd.: What The World Needs Now (2015)". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
11. Q magazine. October 2015, p.113
12. Weiss, Dan (September 4, 2015). "Review: Public Image Ltd. Accidentally Make an Enjoyable Record With ‘What the World Needs Now…’". Spin (magazine). Retrieved September 8, 2015.
13. Uncut magazine. October 2015, p.81
14. http://www.discogs.com/Public-Image-Ltd-What-The-World-Needs-Now/release/7419748
15. "Ultratop.be – Public Image Limited – What the World Needs Now..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
16. "Ultratop.be – Public Image Limited – What the World Needs Now..." (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

External links

• Xfm.co.uk