Wishin' and Hopin' 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 of 1962, and was the B-side of Warwick's single "This Empty Place" (also recorded in the fall of 1962) in the spring of 1963; the track was also featured on Warwick's debut album "Presenting Dionne Warwick". Warwick's rendition became a charting single in France, reaching #79 in 1963. Dusty Springfield, who had heard the Warwick album track, recorded "Wishin' and Hopin in
Don't Say You Love Me (Fifth Harmony song) and tenderness." Dannii Ceniceros from Buzzfeed called the song a "steady-tempo empowerment reached song." "Entertainment Weekly"s Marc Sneticker felt the song shows off their "vocal excellence when allowed some breathing room." Brittany Spanos of "Rolling Stone" cited "Don't Say You Love Me" - along with "Make You Mad" - as one of the album's most "infectious jams" which they assert themselves in romantic relationships. Mike Nied from Idolator wrote that "Don't Say You Love Me" "sets the scene" for one of the group's most "tender" vocal performances. MTV News's Ross McNeilage named it a "brilliant song" further opining that "Don't