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
So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" is a song recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2012 as the second single from Jackson's album "Thirty Miles West". The song was written by Jay Knowles and Jackson's nephew, Adam Wright (of The Wrights). The song was nominated for Best Country Song at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Billy Dukes of "Taste of Country" gave the song four and a half stars out of five, writing that "the best songs always allow a listener to fill