He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

~ Song

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lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/121853 [info]
Wikidata:Q5688582 [info]
arrangements:(He's Got the) Whole World in His Hands (Bob Alcivar arrangement)
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (Archie Bleyer arrangement)
The Whole World (Kahil El’Zabar arrangement)
Whole World (Bobby McFerrin arrangement)
music quoted in:In Your Hands
lyrics quoted in:In Your Hands
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Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1957-12He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (hi fidelity mono)coverNina Simone3:10
1958He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (mono)Laurie London2:22
1968-02He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsCarol Channing & United States Airforce Cadet Chorale3:15
1982-06-12He’s Got the Whole World in His Hand (live, 1982‐06‐12: Volksbühne, Berlin, Germany)liveLester Bowie Ensemble3:25
1983-09He's Got the Whole World in His HandsRhoda Scott2:31
1986-05He’s Got The Whole World In His HandsliveEtta James & Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson4:20
1986-09-05He's Got the Whole World in His Hand (live, 1986-09-05: Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria)liveJessye Norman & Friedrich Gulda3:37
1987-06-16He's Got the Whole WorldJessye Norman, Geoffrey Parsons3:02
1991-08-25He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (live, 1991-08-25: Reading Festival, Reading, England, UK)liveThe Sisters of Mercy4:48
2001-12-06He’s Got the Whole World in His Hand (live, 2001‐12‐06: Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The Max Weinberg 7 with Friends3:41
2013-02-05 – 2013-02-07He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsThe Oxford Choir, Bob Chilcott4:23
2018-01-22 – 2018-01-25He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsAlyson Cambridge, Nicole Cabell, Lake Forest Symphony, Vladimir Kulenovic1:53
candycoatedwaterdropspartialPlumb5:25
He's Got The Whole WorldJessye Norman, Geoffrey Parsons3:19
He's Got the Whole World in His HandDon Powell?:??
He's Got the Whole World in His HandKathleen Battle, James Levine2:39
He's Got the Whole World in His HandMarie-Josée Lord3:10
He's Got the Whole World in His HandThe Jericho Group1:29
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsFisk Jubilee Singers3:52
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsThe Bachelors2:14
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsliveOdetta2:07
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsAndy Williams3:06
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsinstrumentalDallas Brass2:00
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsWanda Jackson2:09
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsliveThe Golden Gate Quartet2:38
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsAndy Williams3:04
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsBill & Boyd?:??
He's Got the Whole World in His Handscover and liveRay Conniff3:17
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsliveIan Menzies & The Clyde Valley Stompers2:57
He's Got the Whole World in His HandsOdetta1:55
He's Got The Whole World In His HandsGroupMusic2:01
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (instrumental)instrumentalGroupMusic2:00
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands {traditional cover} (live, 2003-04-14: New York, NY, USA)liveThe Wallflowers3:26
He’s Got the Hole World in His Hands (zum Anhören)[unknown]1:37
He’s Got the Hole World in His Hands (zum Mitspielen)[unknown]1:37
He’s Got the Whole Word in His HandscoverNina Simone?:??
He’s Got the Whole WorldcoverCutt Glas3:29
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandcoverNina Simone3:13
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandcoverJackie Wilson duet with Linda Hopkins2:42
He’s Got the Whole World in his HandscoverNina Simone3:12
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsJessye Norman3:15
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverBobby Bare2:09
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsThe Oxford Choir, Bob Chilcott4:23
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsRonnie McCoury3:34
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverLoretta Lynn2:31
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsMahalia Jackson?:??
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsMormon Tabernacle Choir2:38
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsWanda Jackson?:??
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsLaurie London?:??
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverNina Simone3:11
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverJackie Wilson with Linda Hopkins2:44
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverBobby Bare2:11
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (stereo)coverNina Simone3:12
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsGroupMusic1:59
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsJeanne Lee & Ran Blake2:06
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverBobby Bare2:08
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsinstrumentalBryan Rodwell1:47
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands[unknown]2:13
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsLeontyne Price2:14
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsTammy Wynette2:35
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverTammy Wynette2:38
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverTammy Wynette2:38
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverTammy Wynette?:??
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverJackie Wilson with Linda Hopkins2:43
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverNina Simone3:07
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverNina Simone3:11
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverNina Simone3:08
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverNina Simone3:11
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverNina Simone3:09
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverNina Simone2:35
He’s Got the Whole World in His HandscoverNina Simone?:??
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (mono)Andy Williams3:02
He’s Got The Whole World In His HandscoverNina Simone3:09
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (alternate take) (alternate take, mono)coverNina Simone2:41
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (alternate take)coverNina Simone2:41
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (instrumental)GroupMusic1:58
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (remastered)coverNina Simone3:11
Spirituals: He's Got the Whole World in His HandKathleen Battle, Margo Garrett3:12