If Wishes Came True

"If Wishes Came True" is a song recorded by American freestyle/dance trio Sweet Sensation on their 1990 second studio album, Love Child. It was released as the album's second single on June 14, 1990 by Atco Records and Atlantic Records. It was written by Deena Charles, Robert Steele and Russ DeSalvo, and produced by Steve Peck. 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[1]
Length
  • 5:12 (album version)
  • 4:49 (radio edit)
Label
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.[2] Billboard named the song number 87 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".[3]

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. Smith, Troy L. (21 October 2020). "Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823076772.
  3. "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 273.
  5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1286." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1295." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. "Tipparade-lijst van week 49, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  8. "Sweet Sensation %5BUS%5D – If Wishes Came True" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. "Sweet Sensation %5BUS%5D – If Wishes Came True". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  10. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. September 1, 1990. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  11. "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. September 1, 1990. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  12. "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  13. "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.



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