who sang get here if you can first

The song commonly known from the lyric “get here if you can” was first recorded and released by Brenda Russell, not Oleta Adams.

Who sang it first?

• Brenda Russell wrote, recorded, and released the original song “Get Here” as the title track of her 1988 album Get Here.

• Later, Oleta Adams released her famous cover version in 1990, which became a major hit and is the version many listeners recognize today.

• Other artists, like Johnny Logan, have also recorded it under the title “Get Here If You Can,” but these came years after Russell’s original.

So if the question is “who sang ‘Get Here (If You Can)’ first?” , the answer is Brenda Russell , with Oleta Adams’ version being the best-known cover.