title: If the World Was You
text: # If the World Was You
  
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  If the World Was You is an album by J.D. Souther, released in 2008. It was his first studio release in 24 years, recorded live with a five piece jazz ensemble.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All the song written by J.D. Souther.
  
  * "I'll Be Here at Closing Time" – 3:38
  * "House of Pride" – 3:16
  * "Journey Down the Nile" – 4:46
  * "One More Night (Killing Spree)" – 4:18
  * "In My Arms Tonight" – 4:22
  * "Rain" – 5:03
  * "A Chorus of Your Own" – 6:19
  * "The Border Guard" – 4:26
  * "Brown (Osaka Story)" – 5:49
  * "Come On Up" – 4:20
  * "The Secret Handshake of Fate" – 12:56
  * "On The Day Nobody Likes You" - 5:55 (bonus track for Japan -- appears as track 11, preceding "The Secret Handshake of Fate")
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * John David Souther – vocals, guitar, sax
  * Béla Fleck – banjo
  * Jeff Coffin – flute, saxophone
  * Marie Vanel Borderon Choir – chorus
  * Sylvia Elana Garcia Choir – chorus, soloist
  * Dan Immel – bass
  * Marisol LaBoy Choir – chorus
  * Jim Mayer – bass
  * Rod McGaha – trumpet
  * Chris Walters – piano
  * Jim White – drums, percussion
  
  Production notes
  
  * John David Souther – producer
  * Jim White – digital editing
  * Erick Anderson – portraits
  * Richie Biggs – digital editing, mixing
  * Niko Bolas – engineer, mixing
  * Ernest Chapman – photography
  * Jim McGuire – photography, cover portrait
  * John Netti – engineer
  * Mark Petaccia – engineer
  * David Robinson – engineer
  * Ron Stone – management
  * Edward O'Day – management
  * Richard Dodd – mastering
  * Cheryl Gibson – photography
  * Jordan Brooke Hamlin – layout design, packaging, cover graphics
  