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) love ballads, calling it a "logical inconsistency when past-standout songs are overwhelmingly (much-needed) girl power anthems." In a review for "The Daily Mississippian", Hannah Willis chose "Don't Say You Love Me" as the album's "underrated gem" calling [it] "fun", and for Willis, the vocals also stand out to complement, not compete, with the music. The music video for "Don't Say You Love Me" was directed by P. R. Brown. The video was previewed through a picture posted on Fifth Harmony's social media accounts showing the silhouettes of the group standing in front of a window in a dark room on