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1975 studio album by Dionne Warwick
Then Came You
Studio album by Dionne Warwick
ReleasedFebruary 1975
StudioHit Factory, New York City
Length38:24
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Dionne Warwick chronology
Just Being Myself
(1973)
Then Came You
(1975)
Track of the Cat
(1975)
Singles from Then Came You
  1. "Then Came You"
    Released: July 13, 1974
  2. "Sure Thing"
    Released: 1974
  3. "Take It From Me"
    Released: 1975

Then Came You is a studio album by the American singer Dionne Warwick. Sharing its title with the number one hit song Warwick performed a year before with The Spinners, the album was released by Warner Bros. Records in 1975 in the United States. The album peaked at number 167 on the US Billboard 200.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

AllMusic editor Jason Elias found that Then Came You "is mostly an innovative effort of New York R&B/pop that should make anyone's short list of albums that truly capture the style Here wasn't so much an interpreter of 'great material,' her voice and charm were the primary draw."

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Take It from Me"Jerry RagovoyRagovoy3:41
2."We'll Burn Our Bridges Behind Us"Ragovoy3:30
3."Sure Thing"Ragovoy3:09
4."Then Came You"
  • Sherman Marshall
  • Phillip T. Pugh
Thom Bell3:53
5."How Can I Tell Him"Ragovoy5:21
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
6."Move Me No Mountain"
  • Ragovoy
  • Abbey Schroeder
Ragovoy4:52
7."I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face"Ragovoy3:27
8."It's Magic"
  • Ragovoy
  • Brockman
Ragovoy3:16
9."Who Knows"
  • Ragovoy
  • Laurie
Ragovoy3:15
10."Getting in My Way"
  • Ragovoy
  • Brockman
Ragovoy3:15

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Then Came You.

Musicians

  • Bob Babbitt (as Robert Babbit Kreinar) – bass guitar
  • Thom Bell – arrangement and conducting (on "Then Came You")
  • George Devens – vibraphone
  • Jerry Friedman – guitar
  • Arthur Jenkins – congas
  • Jack Jennings – vibraphone
  • Ray Lucas – drums
  • Jeff Mironov – guitar
  • Leon Pendarvis – piano
  • Andrew Smith – drums
  • The Spinners – vocals (on "Then Came You")
  • Jerry Ragovoy – arrangements
  • John Tropea – guitar
  • Larry Wilcox – string and horn arrangements
  • Dionne Warwick – vocals

Technical

  • Bruce Tergesen, Harry Maslin, Jim McCurdy – engineer
  • Albert Watson – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Then Came You
Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Top LP's & Tape (Billboard) 167
US Soul LP's (Billboard) 35
US Top 101 to 175 Albums (Cash Box) 159
US The R&B LP Chart (Record World) 36

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Top LP's & Tape" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 12. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. March 22, 1975. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ "Then Came You - Dionne Warwick | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 749.
  4. Then Came You (liner notes). Dionne Warwick. Warner Bros. Records. 1975.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. "Soul LP's" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 15. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. April 12, 1975. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. "Cash Box Top 101 to 175 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXXVI, no. 45. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. March 29, 1975. p. 46. ISSN 0008-7289.
  7. "The R&B LP Chart" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 30, no. 1449. New York: Record World Pub. Co. March 18, 1972. p. 44. ISSN 0034-1622.

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