Get Here is a soul ballad written and originally recorded by Brenda Russell. It was released in 1988 as the title track of her fourth studio album Get Here, with the single dropping on September 13, 1988, and it reached number 37 on the US Billboard R&B chart. Russell wrote the song in a Stockholm penthouse, inspired by hot air balloons she saw over the city, a image that helped shape its idea of ways to reach someone. The track, produced by André Fischer, Brenda Russell and Peter O. Ekberg, was issued on A&M and appeared as the album’s third single.
Oleta Adams later covered Get Here in 1990 for her Circle of One album, with the single released in November 1990. Adams, produced by Roland Orzabal and David Bascombe, took the song to the top five on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, making it her signature song. Her gospel-tinged rendition gained additional resonance during the Gulf War, with lyrics about reaching someone across deserts and distances becoming an anthem for troops abroad.
