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
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Say You Love Me)" - the track featuring lyrics from both the Italian and English-language versions - for his 2007 album "Forever Begins Tonight". In October 1965 Richard Anthony recorded a French rendering of "Io che non vivo (senza te)": "Jamais je ne vivrai sans toi", which served as the title cut of an album release. In Quebec Anthony's version of "Jamais je ne vivrai sans toi" competed with a local cover version by Margot Lefebvre with both tracks co-ranked at No.38 in the annual ranking of the top hits of 1966. A Catalan rendering of "Io che non vivo"