Wishin' and Hopin'

"Wishin' and Hopin'"
Single by Dionne Warwick
from the album Presenting Dionne Warwick
A-side"This Empty Place"
Released1963
RecordedFall 1962
GenrePop
Length2:55
LabelScepter
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Burt Bacharach
  • Hal David
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
"Don't Make Me Over"
(1962) 		"Wishin' and Hopin'"
(1963) 		"Make the Music Play"
(1963)
"Wishin' and Hopin'"
Single by Dusty Springfield
from the album A Girl Called Dusty (UK)
Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You (U.S.)
B-side"Do Re Mi"
ReleasedMay 1964
RecordedJanuary 1964
StudioOlympic (London)
GenrePop
Length2:53
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)
  • Burt Bacharach
  • Hal David
Producer(s)Johnny Franz
Dusty Springfield singles chronology
"Stay Awhile"
(1964) 		"Wishin' and Hopin'"
(1964) 		"All Cried Out"
(1963)

"Wishin' and Hopin'" is a 1963 song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach. It was first recorded by Dionne Warwick for her debut studio album Presenting Dionne Warwick. It went to number 79 in France. The better known version is by Dusty Springfield and is the fourth single from her debut studio album A Girl Called Dusty and Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You. It went to number 2 in Australia and Canada, number 3 in New Zealand, number 6 in the United Kingdom and number 8 in South Africa. It was not released as a single in the United Kingdom.

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