| Then Came You | ||||
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| Released | February 1975 | |||
| Studio | Hit Factory, New York City | |||
| Length | 38:24 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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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. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
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 [Warwick] wasn't so much an interpreter of 'great material,' her voice and charm were the primary draw." [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Then Came You. [4]
Musicians
Technical
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [1] | 167 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] | 35 |
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