1982 Cheryl Lynn & Luther Vandross – If This World Were Mine (US:#30)
“If This World Were Mine” is a 1967 song by soul music duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell from their album United.
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 and #30 in the US Billboard Charts.
Album

Instant Love is a 1982 album by American singer Cheryl Lynn, released on Columbia Records. Luther Vandross produced the album and also performed a duet with Lynn on “If This World Were Mine”, a cover of the original recording by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The arrangements were by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller and Nat […]
Musicians
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | Yogi Horton |
Guitar | Doc Powell |
Keyboards | Nat Adderley Jr |
Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
Vocals | Luther Vandross |
Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
Produced By
Luther Vandross
Songwriters
Marvin Gaye
Charts
US:#30
UK:# –