Wishin' and Hopin' for Springfield in Australia (#2), New Zealand (#3), South Africa (#2), and Canada (#2). Ani DiFranco's rendition of this song recorded in 1995 and released in November 1995, was featured over the opening credits of the film, "My Best Friend's Wedding". That film, along with the "Austin Powers" films, is suggested to have led to the renewed popularity of the Bacharach-David catalog. Wishin' and Hopin' "Wishin' and Hopin'" is a song, written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, which was a Top 10 hit for Dusty Springfield in 1964. The song was first recorded by Dionne Warwick in the fall
You Could Have Been with Me (song) songwriting. "You Could Have Been with Me" peaked at #15 (#12 in Cash Box) the week of the 1982 Grammy Awards broadcast (February 25) on which Easton received the Best New Artist Award. "You Could Have Been with Me" had little chart impact in the UK (#54), evincing that Easton's career prospects were stronger in the U.S. than in her native land. "You Could Have Been with Me" also charted in Canada (#13), the Netherlands (#14), Belgium (#23) and Japan (#46 with sales of 48,000). UK US France You Could Have Been with Me (song) "You Could Have Been with