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 (album) prior, but as the title track of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" became a huge hit single for Springfield, Philips USA decided to repackage and retitle the album after the single. The album was first released on CD by Mercury Records/Universal Music in 1999, then with the remaining three tracks from "Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty" as bonus features. "All tracks from 1965 album Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty unless otherwise noted" Side A Side B Bonus tracks 1999 reissue You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (album) You Don't Have to Say You Love Me is the