"If Wishes Came True" is a song by American musical trio
Sweet Sensation from their second studio album, ''
Love Child'' (1990). Written by Deena Charles, Robert Steele, and Russ DeSalvo and produced by Steve Peck, it was released as the album's second single in June 1990 by
ATCO Records
ATCO Records is an American record label founded in 1955. It is owned by Warner Music Group and operates as an imprint of Atlantic Records. After several decades of dormancy and infrequent activity under alternating Warner Music labels, the com ...
. It is the biggest hit of the group's career, reaching number one on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in September 1990. The song also peaked within the top 30 in Canada and New Zealand.
According to ''The Billboard Book of Number One Hits'', the members of the group "cried for days" after learning that their song had reached number one. ''Billboard'' named the song number 87 on their list of the "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".
Composition
The album version of the song begins with strings and a
flamenco
Flamenco () is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the Gitanos, gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and Region of Murcia, ...
guitar, then quickly picks up into a synthesizer line, an electric guitar solo, and the vocal begins soon afterward. The edited version omits the strings-and-guitar intro.
Music video
The video was filmed in New York City and alternates studio shots of the trio singing with outdoor shots of lead singer Betty LeBron walking in the rain and reminiscing, with flashbacks to sunny scenes of better days with her former boyfriend.
Track listings
* US 7-inch and cassette single
: Canadian cassette single
: Australian 7-inch and cassette single
# "If Wishes Came True" – 5:12
# "LP Preview" – 5:24
* UK and European 7-inch single
:A. "If Wishes Came True" (edit) – 4:15
:B. "Love Child" (original version) – 4:10
* UK and European 12-inch single
: European maxi-CD single
:A1. "If Wishes Came True" (LP version) – 5:12
:A2. "Love Child" (original version) – 4:10
:B1. "Love Child" (Rock the House) – 6:43
* Japanese mini-CD single
# "If Wishes Came True"
# "Bring It Back"
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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1990 singles
1990 songs
Atco Records singles
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Cashbox number-one singles
Songs written by Russ DeSalvo
Sweet Sensation songs