1990 single by Sweet Sensation
"If Wishes Came True " is a song by American musical trioSweet Sensation from their second studio album,Love Child ATCO Records . It is the biggest hit of the group's career, reaching number one on the USBillboard Hot 100
According toThe Billboard Book of Number One Hits , the members of the group "cried for days" after learning that their song had reached number one.[ 3] Billboard named the song number 87 on their list of the "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".[ 4]
The album version of the song begins with strings and aflamenco 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.
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.
US 7-inch and cassette single [ 5] [ 6] Canadian cassette single [ 7] Australian 7-inch and cassette single [ 8] [ 9] "If Wishes Came True" – 5:12 "LP Preview" – 5:24 A. "If Wishes Came True" (edit) – 4:15 B. "Love Child" (original version) – 4:10 UK and European 12-inch single [ 12] [ 13] European maxi-CD single [ 14] 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 [ 15] "If Wishes Came True" "Bring It Back"
Chart (1990) Position Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM )[ 25] 76 USBillboard Hot 100[ 26] 25 USCash Box Top 100[ 27] 20
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref. United States June 1990 ATCO Japan September 10, 1990 Mini-CD [ 28] Australia October 15, 1990 [ 29]
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