If Wishes Came True

"If Wishes Came True" is a song recorded by American freestyle/dance trio Sweet Sensation on their 1990 album Love Child. The song was a different musical direction for the girl group, known primarily for their freestyle hits. It was the biggest hit of their career, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 1, 1990. The song also became Sweet Sensation's only entry on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it reached number eight, and it peaked within the top 30 in Canada and New Zealand.

"If Wishes Came True"
Single by Sweet Sensation
from the album Love Child
B-side"Love Child"
ReleasedJune 14, 1990
GenrePop rock
Length
  • 5:12 (album version)
  • 4:49 (radio edit)
LabelATCO/Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
  • Deena Charles
  • Robert Steele
  • Russ DeSalvo
Producer(s)Steve Peck
Sweet Sensation singles chronology
"Love Child"
(1990)		 "If Wishes Came True"
(1990)		 "Each and Every Time"
(1990)

According to The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, the members of the group "cried for days" after learning that their song had hit number one.[1] Billboard named the song number 87 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".[2]

Composition

The album version of the song begins with strings and a flamenco 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 listing
German Maxi single
No.TitleLength
1."If Wishes Came True" (LP Version)5:12
2."Love Child" (Original Version)4:10
3."Love Child" (Rock the House)6:43

Charts

References
  1. Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823076772.
  2. "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1286." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  5. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1295." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sweet Sensation %5BUS%5D – If Wishes Came True" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. "Charts.nz – Sweet Sensation %5BUS%5D – If Wishes Came True". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. "Sweet Sensation Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  9. "Sweet Sensation Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  10. "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  11. "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2009.



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