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
Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me) "a cappella vocal opening." Tom Alesia of "The Wisconsin State Journal" regards the song's title as Boston's worst. Despite its chart success, "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)" was omitted from Boston's 1997 "Greatest Hits" album, for which the "San Antonio Express" criticized the package. Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me) "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)", also known as "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)/Still in Love" or "Can'tcha Say" is a song written by Tom Scholz that was first released by Boston on their 1986 album "Third Stage". It was released as the third single from the album