Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You is the first album of the singer Dusty Springfield to be released in the USA. It was issued on the Philips Records label in 1964 and includes Springfield's hit singles "I Only Want To Be With You", "Stay Awhile" and "Wishin' and Hopin. Springfield's British debut album "A Girl Called Dusty" was released in April 1964. The US debut, issued some three months later, was technically a compilation of tracks from "A Girl Called Dusty", her first two UK singles, and other Springfield recordings.
Wishin' and Hopin' 'Wishin' and Hopin'' [as a single] because she had some ambivalence about it." A New York disc jockey, Jack Lacy, began to play "Wishin' and Hopin following some encouragement from David and Bacharach, and Philips' US label issued it as a single in May 1964; "Wishin' and Hopin broke nationally that June entering the Top Ten in July to peak at #6 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 (#4 in "Cashbox" and #4 Easy Listening). The release of "Wishin' and Hopin as a concurrent UK single release for Springfield was precluded by the presence on the UK charts of Springfield's single