1990 Go West – King Of Wishful Thinking (US:#8 UK:#18)
“King of Wishful Thinking” is a 1990 song by the British pop duo Go West. It was featured in the film Pretty Woman and appeared on its soundtrack. It was later featured on Go West’s fourth studio album, Indian Summer, in 1992.
The song was written by Peter Cox, Richard Drummie and Martin Page. It reached number two in Canada, number 6 in Australia, number 8 in the US, and number 18 in the UK. At the 1991 Brit Awards the song was nominated for the Brit Award for British Video of the Year.
Album

Indian Summer is the third album by the band Go West, released in 1992. It is their most successful album to date, selling over 4 million copies worldwide. Go West are an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by lead vocalist Peter Cox and rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Richard Drummie. At the 1986 Brit […]
Musicians
Drums (programming) | Peter Wolf |
Guitar | David Williams |
Guitar | Richard Drummie |
Keyboards | Peter Cox |
Keyboards | Richard Drummie |
Sax | Dan Higgins |
Sax | Larry Williams |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Produced By
Peter Wolf
Songwriters
Peter Cox
Richard Drummie
Martin Page
Charts
US:#8
UK:#18