The Three Degrees
The vocalists dressed as genies, smiling
Studio album by
The Three Degrees
Released1973
Recorded1972-73
StudioSigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre
Length31:26
LabelPhiladelphia International
ProducerKenneth Gamble & Leon Huff
The Three Degrees chronology
Maybe
(1970)		 The Three Degrees
(1973)		 International
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Three Degrees is a 1973 studio album released by girl group The Three Degrees. Since their formation in 1965 until 1969, The Three Degrees had released several hit singles on various labels, including Swan Records, Warner Bros. Records, Metromedia, and Neptune. Their first studio album, entitled Maybe was released on Roulette Records in 1970 as were several other singles on the same label.

This was the first studio album recorded by the Group for Philadelphia International Records and was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Released in 1973, the album includes three hit singles, "Dirty Ol' Man", a #1 hit single in the Netherlands,[3] "Year of Decision" and the UK #1, "When Will I See You Again".[4] The album charted at #11 on the UK album chart.[4]

The album was re-issued on CD in 2010, for the first time in the UK, by Big Break Records. This re-issue includes three bonus tracks including a 1977 remix of "Dirty Ol' Man" by Tom Moulton.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirty Ol' Man"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff4:33
2."Can't You See What You're Doing to Me"Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes2:31
3."A Woman Needs a Good Man"Bunny Sigler, Mikki Farrow, Marvin E. Jackson4:19
4."When Will I See You Again"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff2:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."I Didn't Know"Bunny Sigler, Jean Lang2:50
6."I Like Being a Woman"Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes3:56
7."If and When"Joseph B. Jefferson, Bunny Sigler7:07
8."Year of Decision"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff2:42
2010 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (MFSB featuring The Three Degrees)Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff3:36
10."Love Is the Message" (MFSB featuring The Three Degrees)Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff2:41
11."Dirty Ol' Man" (A Tom Moulton Mix)Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff8:21

Personnel

The Three Degrees
  • Sheila Ferguson – vocals
  • Valerie Holiday – vocals
  • Fayette Pinkney – vocals

with:

Technical
  • Joe Tarsia – recording engineer
  • Owen Brown – photography

Charts

Chart (1973) Peak
positions[5][4]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 46
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 28
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 33
UK Albums Chart 12

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[5]		 US
R&B
[5]		 US
A/C
[5]		 UK
[4]
1973 "Dirty Ol' Man" — 58 — —
1974 "Year of Decision" — 74 — 13
"When Will I See You Again" 2 4 1 1
1975 "I Didn't Know" — 18 — —

References

  1. ↑ "Disco Savvy: 1972-1974 Disco". discosavvy.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Hanson, Amy. The Three Degrees: The Three Degrees > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Top 40". Top40.nl. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Three Degrees – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "US Charts > The Three Degrees". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 309. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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