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) Say You Love Me" helps the album to be their most "cohesive and fully released body of work. Gerrick Kennedy from "Los Angeles Times" called it a "road trip song where you’re looking at mountains and lakes. It gets you in your feelings." For "The Daily Nebraskan" website, Sabrina Boderick acclaimed "Don't Say You Love Me" and "Messy" for "focusing less on a catchy beat" and "having deeper lyrics than the rest of the album." "Daily Californian"s Caroline Smith appreciated the song writing that its lyrical content demonstrates a level of "romantic maturity and emotional depth" missing in their prior