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"If Wishes Came True"
Song

"If Wishes Came True" is a song recorded by the Latin freestyle trio Sweet Sensation for their second album Love Child (1990). It was the biggest hit of their career and reached number-one in the United States on September 1, 1990, replacing Mariah Carey's "Vision of Love."

The album version of the song begins with strings and a flamenco guitar, 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 power ballad, "If Wishes Came True" was a different musical direction for the trio known primarily for their freestyle hits. Accordingly, the song also became Sweet Sensation's only entry on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it reached number eight.

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 magazine named the song number 87 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".

Music video

The music 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 and formats

German CD 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

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) Peak
Position
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 8


Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
US Billboard Hot 100 25

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. ^ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved December 14, 2009)
  4. "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-09-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Preceded by"Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
September 1, 1990 		Succeeded by"Blaze of Glory" by Jon Bon Jovi
Sweet Sensation
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