"Wishing It Was You"
Single by Connie Francis
B-side"You're Mine (Just When You're Lonely)"
ReleasedApril 1965
GenreVocal
Length2:54
LabelMGM
13331
Songwriter(s)Clyde Otis, Joy Byers
Producer(s)Danny Davis
Connie Francis singles chronology
"For Mama"
(February 1965)
"Wishing It Was You"
(1965)
"Forget Domani"
(June 1965)

"Wishing It Was You" is a song written by Clyde Otis and Joy Byers and performed by Connie Francis.[1] In 1965, the track reached No. 14 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] In the Philippines, it spent at least five weeks at No. 1 on the national chart from December 1965.[3]

Other Versions

  • Anita Bryant released a version as the B-side to her 1962 single, "A' Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed".[4] In the Philippines, the track reached No. 5 on the national chart in early 1963.[5]

References

  1. Connie Francis, "Wishing It Was You" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
  2. Connie Francis, "Wishing It Was You" Chart Positions Retrieved May 6, 2023
  3. "Philippines". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. December 25, 1965. p. 34. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. Anita Bryant, "A' Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
  5. "Philippines". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. February 23, 1963. p. 38. Retrieved May 31, 2023.


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