Then Came You | ||||
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Studio album by Dionne Warwick | ||||
Released | February 1975 | |||
Studio | Hit Factory, New York City | |||
Length | 38:24 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Dionne Warwick chronology | ||||
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Singles from Then Came You | ||||
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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
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Take It from Me" | Jerry Ragovoy | Ragovoy | 3:41 |
2. | "We'll Burn Our Bridges Behind Us" |
| Ragovoy | 3:30 |
3. | "Sure Thing" | Ragovoy | 3:09 | |
4. | "Then Came You" |
| Thom Bell | 3:53 |
5. | "How Can I Tell Him" |
| Ragovoy | 5:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Move Me No Mountain" |
| Ragovoy | 4:52 |
7. | "I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face" |
| Ragovoy | 3:27 |
8. | "It's Magic" |
| Ragovoy | 3:16 |
9. | "Who Knows" |
| Ragovoy | 3:15 |
10. | "Getting in My Way" |
| Ragovoy | 3:15 |
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 (1975) | Peak position |
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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
- ^ "Billboard Top LP's & Tape" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 12. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. March 22, 1975. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Then Came You - Dionne Warwick | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 749.
- Then Came You (liner notes). Dionne Warwick. Warner Bros. Records. 1975.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Soul LP's" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 15. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. April 12, 1975. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.
- "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.
- "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.
External links
- Then Came You at Discogs (list of releases)