The Three Degrees (album)

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.

The Three Degrees
Studio album by The Three Degrees
Released	1973
Recorded	1972–73
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Philadelphia soul disco[1]
Length	31:26
Label	Philadelphia International
Producer	Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff
The Three Degrees chronology
Maybe (1970) The Three Degrees (1973) International (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dirty Ol' Man"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	4:33
2.	"Can't You See What You're Doing to Me"	Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes	2:31
3.	"A Woman Needs a Good Man"	Bunny Sigler, Mikki Farrow, Marvin E. Jackson	4:19
4.	"When Will I See You Again"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	2:58

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"I Didn't Know"	Bunny Sigler, Jean Lang	2:50
6.	"I Like Being a Woman"	Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes	3:56
7.	"If and When"	Joseph B. Jefferson, Bunny Sigler	7:07
8.	"Year of Decision"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	2:42

2010 remastered reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (MFSB featuring The Three Degrees)	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	3:36
10.	"Love Is the Message" (MFSB featuring The Three Degrees)	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	2:41
11.	"Dirty Ol' Man" (A Tom Moulton Mix)	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	8:21

Personnel

The Three Degrees

• Sheila Ferguson – vocals
• Valerie Holiday – vocals
• Fayette Pinkney – vocals

with:

• MFSB – music
• Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula, Norman Harris, Richie Rome – arrangements

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. "Three Degrees – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
5. "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.

External links

• The Three Degrees-The Three Degrees at Discogs