"Wishin' and Hopin'" is a song, written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, which was a US Top 10 hit for Dusty Springfield in 1964.
Dusty Springfield, who had heard the Warwick album track, recorded "Wishin' and Hopin'" in January 1964 at Olympic Studios.
Personnel for the session included Bobby Graham on drums, Big Jim Sullivan on guitar, and the Breakaways vocal group.
The track was included on Springfield's solo album debuts in the UK: A Girl Called Dusty, and the US: Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You.
[2] In February 1964, Springfield met with Burt Bacharach in New York City to listen to other songs to consider recording.
[4] A New York disc jockey, Jack Lacy, played "Wishin' and Hopin'" following some encouragement from David and Bacharach, and Philips' US label issued it[5] as a single in May 1964; "Wishin' and Hopin'" broke nationally that June, entering the Top Ten in July to peak at No.
– actually both acts lip-synched to a track spliced together from their respective versions – and on that show's Sound of Motown edition broadcast 28 April, 1965 which Springfield hosted, the only one of her own songs she performed was "Wishin' and Hopin'" with the vocal accompaniment of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
"Wishin' and Hopin'" was also featured in "Tricks and Treats", the second episode of American Horror Story: Asylum.