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{{Short description|1990 single by Sweet Sensation}}
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{{Infobox song {{Infobox song
| name = If Wishes Came True | name = If Wishes Came True
| cover = Sweet Sensation If Wishes Came True.jpeg | cover = Sweet Sensation if wishes came true US cassette.jpg
| alt = | alt =
| type = single | type = single
| artist = ] | artist = ]
| album = ] | album = ]
| released = June 14, 1990 | B-side = LP Preview
| released = June 1990
| format = ], ], ], ]
| recorded = | recorded =
| studio = | studio =
| venue = | genre =
* ]<ref>{{cite news|first= Troy L. |last= Smith |title= Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best |website= ] |date= October 21, 2020 |access-date= January 29, 2023|url= https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2020/10/every-no-1-song-of-the-1990s-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html}}</ref>
| genre = ]
* ]<ref name= "Molanphy 2022">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/07/freestyle-set-the-tempo-for-mid-80s-dance-music|title=Point of No Return Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=]|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=July 16, 2022|access-date=March 30, 2024}}</ref>
| length = 5:12 {{small|(album version)}}<br>
| length =
4:49 {{small>(radio edit)}}
* 5:12 (album version)
| label = ]/]
* 4:49 (radio edit)
| writer = Deena Charles<br />Robert Steele<br />Russ DeSalvo
| label = ]
| writer =
* Deena Charles
* Robert Steele
* Russ DeSalvo
| producer = Steve Peck | producer = Steve Peck
| prev_title = ] | prev_title = ]
| prev_year = 1990 | prev_year = 1990
| next_title = ] | next_title = Each and Every Time
| next_year = 1990 | next_year = 1990
}} }}


"'''If Wishes Came True'''" is a song recorded by the ]/] trio ] on their 1990 album ''Love Child''. It was the biggest hit of their career and reached Number One in the U.S. on September 1, 1990, replacing ]'s "]." "'''If Wishes Came True'''" is a song by American musical trio ] from their second studio album, '']'' (1990). It was released as the album's second single in June 1990 by ]. It was written by Deena Charles, Robert Steele and Russ DeSalvo, and produced by Steve Peck. It is the biggest hit of the group's career, reaching number one on the US ] 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 hit number one.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bronson|first1=Fred|title=The Billboard Book of Number One Hits|date=2003|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=9780823076772|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&q=The+Billboard+Book+of+Number+One+Hits+sweet+sensation&pg=PT772|language=en}}</ref> ''Billboard'' named the song number 87 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7857816/100-greatest-girl-group-songs|website=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>
The album version of the song begins with strings and a ] ], then quickly picks up into a synthesizer line, a powerful electric guitar solo, and the vocal begins soon afterward. (The edited version omits the strings-and-guitar intro.) A ], "If Wishes Came True" was a different musical direction for the ] known primarily for their ] hits. Accordingly, the song also became Sweet Sensation's only entry on the Billboard ] singles chart, where it reached number eight.


==Composition==
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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bronson|first1=Fred|title=The Billboard Book of Number One Hits|date=2003|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=9780823076772|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&pg=PT772&lpg=PT772&dq=The+Billboard+Book+of+Number+One+Hits+sweet+sensation&source=bl&ots=cJFn6k96bB&sig=GH-vdbzrJpAzdRBp5rsHS4C4y9o&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj26IHonoDVAhUBVT4KHYmmDhoQ6AEINjAD#v=onepage&q=The%20Billboard%20Book%20of%20Number%20One%20Hits%20sweet%20sensation&f=false|language=en}}</ref> ''Billboard'' named the song #87 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7857816/100-greatest-girl-group-songs|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=July 11, 2017}}</ref>
{{Original research section|date=April 2020}}
The album version of the song begins with strings and a ] 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== ==Music video==
The video was filmed in ], 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. 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== ==Track listings==
{{col-begin}}
{{Tracklist
{{col-2}}
|headline = German Maxi single
* '''US 7-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=]|year=1990|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=]|id=7-98953}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=Sweet Sensation|year=1990|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=ATCO Records|id=4-98953}}</ref>
| title1 = If Wishes Came True
: '''Canadian cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=Sweet Sensation|year=1990|type=Canadian cassette single sleeve|publisher=ATCO Records|id=79 89534}}</ref>
| note1 = LP Version
: '''Australian 7-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=Sweet Sensation|year=1990|type=Australian 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=ATCO Records|id=756798953-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=Sweet Sensation|year=1990|type=Australian cassette single sleeve|publisher=ATCO Records|id=756798953 4}}</ref>
| length1 = 5:12
# "If Wishes Came True" – 5:12
| title2 = Love Child
# "LP Preview" – 5:24
| note2 = Original Version

| length2 = 4:10
* '''UK and European 7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=Sweet Sensation|year=1990|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=ATCO Records|id=B 8905, 7567-98905-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=Sweet Sensation|year=1990|type=European 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=ATCO Records|id=7567-98905-7}}</ref>
| title3 = Love Child
:A. "If Wishes Came True" (edit) – 4:15
| note3 = Rock the House
:B. "Love Child" (original version) – 4:10
| length3 = 6:43
}} {{col-2}}
* '''UK and European 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=Sweet Sensation|year=1990|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=ATCO Records|id=B 8905 T}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=Sweet Sensation|year=1990|type=European 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=ATCO Records|id=7567-96422-0}}</ref>
: '''European maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=Sweet Sensation|year=1990|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=ATCO Records|id=7567-96422-2}}</ref>
: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'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=If Wishes Came True|author=Sweet Sensation|year=1990|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=ATCO Records|id=AMDY-5029}}</ref>
# "If Wishes Came True"
# "Bring It Back"
{{col-end}}


==Charts== ==Charts==
{{col-begin}} {{col-begin}}
{{col-2}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== ===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable" {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1990–91) !scope="col"|Chart (1990–1991)
!Peak<br />Position !scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|- |-
!scope="row"|Australia (])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=273}}</ref>
|U.S. ]<ref name="Billboard">Billboard (Retrieved December 14, 2009)</ref>
|68
|align="center"|8
|- |-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|14|chartid=1286|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2019}}
|U.S. ]<ref name="Billboard" />
|-
|align="center"|1
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|8|chartid=1295|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2019}}
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1990/week-49|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 49, 1990|publisher=]|language=nl|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref>
|19
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|73|artist=Sweet Sensation %5BUS%5D|song=If Wishes Came True|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|22|artist=Sweet Sensation %5BUS%5D|song=If Wishes Came True|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2019}}
|-
!scope="row"|US ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1990-09-01/|title=Billboard Hot 100|magazine=]|date=September 1, 1990|access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref>
|1
|-
!scope="row"|US ] ('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1990-09-22/|title=Adult Contemporary|magazine=Billboard|date=September 1, 1990|url-access=subscription|access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref>
|8
|} |}

{{col-2}} {{col-2}}


===Year-end charts=== ===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable" {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1990) !scope="col"|Chart (1990)
!Position !scope="col"|Position
|- |-
!scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9175&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9175.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9175|title=Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990|magazine=]|via=]|access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref>
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990 |title=Billboard Top 100 – 1990 |accessdate=September 15, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5mpyyjb8t?url=http%3A%2F%2Flongboredsurfer.com%2Fcharts.php%3Fyear%3D1990 |archivedate=January 17, 2010 }}</ref>
|76
|align="center"|25
|- |-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1990|access-date=September 15, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706053853/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990|archive-date=July 6, 2009}}</ref>
|25
|} |}
{{col-end}} {{col-end}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|June 1990
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|cassette}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|
|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|September 10, 1990
|Mini-CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/120608/products/40090/1/|title=イフ・ウィッシーズ・ケイム・トゥルー {{!}} ニューヨークス・スイート・センセーション|trans-title=If Wishes Came True {{!}} New York's Sweet Sensation|publisher=]|language=ja|access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref>
|}


==References== ==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 22 August 2024

1990 single by Sweet Sensation

"If Wishes Came True"
Single by Sweet Sensation
from the album Love Child
B-side"LP Preview"
ReleasedJune 1990
Genre
Length
  • 5:12 (album version)
  • 4:49 (radio edit)
LabelATCO
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)

"If Wishes Came True" is a song by American musical trio Sweet Sensation from their second studio album, Love Child (1990). It was released as the album's second single in June 1990 by ATCO Records. It was written by Deena Charles, Robert Steele and Russ DeSalvo, and produced by Steve Peck. 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 hit number one. Billboard named the song number 87 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".

Composition

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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 listings

  • US 7-inch and cassette single
Canadian cassette single
Australian 7-inch and cassette single
  1. "If Wishes Came True" – 5:12
  2. "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
  1. "If Wishes Came True"
  2. "Bring It Back"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 68
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 14
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 73
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 22
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 76
US Billboard Hot 100 25

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 ATCO
Japan September 10, 1990 Mini-CD

References

  1. Smith, Troy L. (October 21, 2020). "Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. Molanphy, Chris (July 16, 2022). "Point of No Return Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823076772.
  4. "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  5. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). ATCO Records. 7-98953.
  6. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (US cassette single sleeve). ATCO Records. 4-98953.
  7. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (Canadian cassette single sleeve). ATCO Records. 79 89534.
  8. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (Australian 7-inch single vinyl disc). ATCO Records. 756798953-7.
  9. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (Australian cassette single sleeve). ATCO Records. 756798953 4.
  10. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). ATCO Records. B 8905, 7567-98905-7.
  11. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (European 7-inch single vinyl disc). ATCO Records. 7567-98905-7.
  12. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). ATCO Records. B 8905 T.
  13. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (European 12-inch single vinyl disc). ATCO Records. 7567-96422-0.
  14. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (European maxi-CD single liner notes). ATCO Records. 7567-96422-2.
  15. Sweet Sensation (1990). If Wishes Came True (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). ATCO Records. AMDY-5029.
  16. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 273.
  17. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1286." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  18. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1295." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  19. "Tipparade-lijst van week 49, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  20. "Sweet Sensation %5BUS%5D – If Wishes Came True" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  21. "Sweet Sensation %5BUS%5D – If Wishes Came True". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  22. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. September 1, 1990. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  23. "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. September 1, 1990. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  24. "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved April 23, 2020 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  25. "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  26. "イフ・ウィッシーズ・ケイム・トゥルー | ニューヨークス・スイート・センセーション" [If Wishes Came True | New York's Sweet Sensation] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
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