dusty springfield, who had heard the warwick album track, recorded "wishin' and hopin in january 1964 at olympic studios. personnel for the session included bobby graham on drums, big jim sullivan on guitar, and the breakaways vocal group. ivor raymonde arranged and conducted on the session for which johnny franz was the producer. the track was included on springfield's solo album debuts in the uk: "a girl called dusty", and the us: "stay awhile/i only want to be with you".