<Tr> <Td> "Ooh Boy" (1977) </Td> <Td> "Wishing on a Star" (1978) </Td> <Td> "It Makes You Feel Like Dancin"' (1978) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Wishing on a Star" is a 1978 hit single by Rose Royce for Whitfield Records . </P> <P> Included on their second album, Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom, "Wishing on a Star" is a slow ballad written by former Undisputed Truth member Billie Rae Calvin and produced by Norman Whitfield . The lyrics concern a woman longing for the return of an ex-lover so that they can resume their relationship . The original version of "Wishing on a Star" was not a big hit in the US, peaking at number 52 on the Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs . Despite this, the song was played every Saturday at noon on Boston's Kiss 108 radio for over two decades, ceasing around 2004 . The song was a big chart hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number three in March 1978 . The parent album, In Full Bloom, was also successful as a whole . The single was re-released as the X Factor's charity single for 2011 . The single features JLS and One Direction . </P> <P> The song was rerecorded by Miriam Stockley and used as the theme tune to the US television mini-series The 10th Kingdom, released in 2000 . </P>

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