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
Please Don't Say You Love Me An acoustic version of "Please Don`t Say You Love Me" was featured in the closing episode of Channel 4 soap "Hollyoaks" on 19 April 2013 when it was used during the exit of popular character Jacqui McQueen. Although it was released in 2013, "Please Don't Say You Love Me" debuted at number three on the ARIA Charts on 28 July 2014, after Rachael Thompson performed it in her audition for "The X Factor Australia". Please Don't Say You Love Me "Please Don't Say You Love Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin. It was released as the second