Which Artists Covered Then Came You And When?

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Riley
Riley
2025-10-24 06:11:03
There are actually a couple of things I like to point out when people ask about who covered 'Then Came You' and when: first, the most widely known version is the 1974 duet from Dionne Warwick and The Spinners, which is the one most subsequent performers reference. Second, after that hit, the song didn’t explode into dozens of high-profile studio covers, but it kept resurfacing in different contexts — tribute albums, niche soul revivals in the ’80s and ’90s, and smoother instrumental takes that found a home on easy-listening playlists.

Another fun detail is that many performers cover it informally: wedding bands, local choirs, and TV-singing contestants have all performed it at various times, so you’ll see it pop up sporadically rather than in a single wave. Also watch out for unrelated tracks that share the same title — they can be confusing, but the 1974 Warwick/Spinners recording is the touchstone. I love how it still turns up in unexpected places; it feels like discovering an old friend in a new crowd.
Naomi
Naomi
2025-10-24 08:54:51
I learned 'Then Came You' on guitar and have heard all sorts of versions floating around. The starting point is definitely the 1974 Dionne Warwick & The Spinners hit, which set the melody and duet structure most people copy. Since then, musicians have approached it in lots of ways: solo acoustic takes, mellow jazz trio instrumentals that appeared in the ’90s scene, and church-choir arrangements that give it a gospel lift.

In small venues I’ve seen vocalists mash it up with other soul standards, and on streaming you can find everything from faithful tributes to loose, modernized versions. For me, hearing a stripped-down cover always highlights the songwriting — that core melody still carries, no matter how someone outfits it.
Kevin
Kevin
2025-10-25 19:45:50
I tend to nerd out about how songs travel across styles, and 'Then Came You' is a neat case study. Its origin is firmly anchored in 1974: Dionne Warwick teamed with The Spinners in a recording produced in the Philly-soul mold and released as a single that climbed to the top of the pop charts. From there, it served as a flexible template — singers in jazz, soul, and adult-contemporary circles treated it as a duet to reinterpret, and it kept appearing in live tribute shows and retrospective albums. During the late 1970s and through the ’80s, you’d often find it on live albums or TV specials where vocalists wanted a classic duet moment. In the 1990s and 2000s, younger R&B singers and smooth-jazz artists would cover it for specialty compilations or perform it at themed concerts celebrating that era. The interesting thing for me is how arrangement choices change the song’s emotional core: speed it up and it’s playful and celebratory; slow it down and it becomes a reflective love confession. That adaptability is why the song keeps getting picked up by different performers across decades, even if the original duet remains the most iconic recording in my collection.
Nolan
Nolan
2025-10-25 22:57:37
Tracing the trajectory of 'Then Came You' is one of those delightful rabbit holes I fall into on lazy afternoons. The most famous version is the 1974 duet by Dionne Warwick and The Spinners — that’s the recording that hit the mainstream and stuck in people's heads for decades. After that original, the song lived many lives: during the late ’70s and ’80s it popped up in live sets by soul and R&B revival acts, and by the ’90s it started showing up on tribute compilations and smooth-jazz reinterpretations.

Beyond studio covers, 'Then Came You' has been a favorite for wedding bands, gospel choirs, and TV-singing contestants who love belting out classic duets. You’ll also find intimate acoustic and jazz trio versions on the streaming platforms, each one leaning into different flavors — some leaning sweet and romantic, others leaning into the Philly-soul groove. It’s been one of those songs that gets rediscovered in different decades, and I always enjoy hearing how each performer reshapes those familiar melodies.
Zephyr
Zephyr
2025-10-28 03:23:28
Bright and chatty — I still hum this one when I’m making coffee. The classic is definitely the 1974 duet credited to Dionne Warwick with The Spinners; that single was everywhere back then and is the version that people reference when they say ‘Then Came You.’ After that original blew up on the charts, the song became a staple for singers who grew up on Philly soul. During the late ’70s and into the ’80s a bunch of soul and jazz vocalists started slipping it into live sets and tribute albums — not always full studio single releases, but enough to keep the song in circulation. In later decades, especially the ’90s and 2000s, the track popped up on various nostalgia compilations and in covers by contemporary R&B and adult-contemporary singers who wanted to tap into that warm duet energy. Personally I love how each performer reshapes the duet parts: some turn it into a smoky torch ballad while others keep the bouncy, upbeat vibe of the original.
Jack
Jack
2025-10-28 10:29:38
Quick and casual take: when people ask about 'Then Came You,' I point straight to the 1974 duet by Dionne Warwick and The Spinners — that's the definitive single and the one that made the biggest splash on the charts. After that, the song lived on through covers mostly in live performances, tribute shows, and on compilation records from the late ’70s onward. You’ll hear it reinterpreted by soul and jazz singers across the ’80s, ’90s, and into the 2000s — sometimes as a faithful nod to the original, sometimes stripped-back and intimate. For me, hearing a fresh live version always reminds me why the original song resonated so much in the first place.
Ian
Ian
2025-10-28 13:08:24
Spinning records and playlists for years taught me to spot a song’s afterlife, and 'Then Came You' has one of those quiet but persistent ones. The original 1974 duet by Dionne Warwick and The Spinners is the reference point; after that, the song took on a life in revival circuits, tribute projects, and in the repertoires of older soul groups performing nostalgia shows through the ’80s and ’90s. Around the turn of the millennium it occasionally surfaced on smooth-jazz albums and easy-listening compilations, which introduced it to a different audience.

Beyond formal covers, the track shows up in live TV performances and singing-competition sets — not constantly, but enough that every few years a new generation encounters it. It’s the kind of tune that becomes a standard for duet singing: useful for duos on stage, in rehearsal rooms, and at family gatherings. I still enjoy catching new, inventive takes; they remind me how a great melody can be molded in so many directions without losing its heart.
Vera
Vera
2025-10-28 16:46:34
I’ve dug through playlists and liner notes enough to see a clear pattern: the original pairing of Dionne Warwick and The Spinners in 1974 is the cornerstone, and everything after that tends to be reinterpretation rather than reinvention. Cover versions appear intermittently across the years — small soul bands in the late ’70s and early ’80s, a few smooth-jazz instrumentalists in the ’90s, and then scattered live covers on talent shows and tribute albums through the 2000s and 2010s.

What fascinates me is how each era remixes the emotional center of 'Then Came You'. The ’70s renditions stuck to lush arrangements and close harmonies; later versions strip it down or give it a jazzy, mellow gloss. There are also plenty of informal covers: YouTube uploads of local choirs, coffeehouse duos, and wedding ensembles. So if you’re hunting for specific artists, you’ll often find them in niche corners: tribute records, live album bonus tracks, and TV performances. That scattered presence is part of the song’s charm to me — it never dominated cover charts, but it keeps turning up when people want a heartfelt duet moment.
Cadence
Cadence
2025-10-28 22:53:44
I got pulled into this song years ago and it's one of those timeless soul moments: 'Then Came You' was recorded as a duet by Dionne Warwick and The Spinners and hit the scene in 1974. It was produced in that lush Philly-soul style by Thom Bell and, if you follow chart trivia like I do, it actually became a big milestone — reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1974 and giving Dionne her only No. 1 on that chart. The mix of her vocal purity with The Spinners' warm group harmonies is the core thing people keep returning to.

Over the decades the tune kept showing up in live shows, tribute albums, and R&B retrospectives. I've heard jazz singers and smooth-R&B vocalists reinterpret it on late-night sets and in smaller venues; those versions tend to stretch the phrasing, lean into slower tempos, or turn the call-and-response parts into more intimate arrangements. While the original duet remains the definitive studio cut for most listeners, the song's been a favorite to cover in concert and on compilation records, especially in the 1980s through the 2000s, whenever nostalgic soul revivals popped up. For me it’s one of those tracks that sounds fresh whether you're hearing the 1974 single or a hushed club version years later.
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