If Wishes Came True Explained

If Wishes Came True
Cover:	Sweet Sensation if wishes came true US cassette.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Sweet Sensation
Album:	Love Child
B-Side:	LP Preview
Released:	June 1990
Genre:	Pop rock^[1] freestyle^[2]
Length:	5:12 (album version) 4:49 (radio edit)
Label:	ATCO
Producer:	Steve Peck
Prev Title:	Love Child
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Each and Every Time
Next Year:	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.^[3] Billboard named the song number 87 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".^[4]

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 listings

• US 7-inch and cassette single^{[5] [6]}

Canadian cassette single^[7]

Australian 7-inch and cassette single^{[8] [9]}

1. "If Wishes Came True" – 5:12
2. "LP Preview" – 5:24

• UK and European 7-inch single^{[10] [11]}

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]

1. "If Wishes Came True"
2. "Bring It Back"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[16]	68
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[17]	19
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[19]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[20]	76
US Billboard Hot 100^[21]	25

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	June 1990		ATCO
Japan	September 10, 1990	Mini-CD		^[22]

Notes and References

1. News: Troy L. . Smith . Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best . . October 21, 2020 . January 29, 2023.
2. Point of No Return Edition. Hit Parade Music History and Music Trivia. Slate. Molanphy. Chris. July 16, 2022. March 30, 2024.
3. Book: Bronson. Fred. The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. 2003. Billboard Books. 9780823076772. en.
4. Web site: 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks. Billboard. July 11, 2017.
5. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. US 7-inch single vinyl disc. ATCO Records. 7-98953.
6. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. US cassette single sleeve. ATCO Records. 4-98953.
7. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. Canadian cassette single sleeve. ATCO Records. 79 89534.
8. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. Australian 7-inch single vinyl disc. ATCO Records. 756798953-7.
9. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. Australian cassette single sleeve. ATCO Records. 756798953 4.
10. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. UK 7-inch single vinyl disc. ATCO Records. B 8905, 7567-98905-7.
11. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. European 7-inch single vinyl disc. ATCO Records. 7567-98905-7.
12. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. UK 12-inch single vinyl disc. ATCO Records. B 8905 T.
13. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. European 12-inch single vinyl disc. ATCO Records. 7567-96422-0.
14. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. European maxi-CD single liner notes. ATCO Records. 7567-96422-2.
15. If Wishes Came True. Sweet Sensation. 1990. Japanese mini-CD single liner notes. ATCO Records. AMDY-5029.
16. 273.
17. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 49, 1990. Dutch Top 40. nl. March 12, 2023.
18. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. September 1, 1990. June 25, 2023.
19. Adult Contemporary. Billboard. September 1, 1990. subscription. June 25, 2023.
20. Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 23, 2020.
21. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1990. September 15, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090706053853/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990. July 6, 2009.
22. Web site: 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. Oricon. ja. December 26, 2023.