International (The Three Degrees album)

International
Studio album by The Three Degrees
Released June 1975
Recorded 1974-1975 at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Soul
Funk
Disco
Philadelphia Soul
Length 61:33
Label Philadelphia International Records
Producer Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff
Richard Barrett
The Three Degrees chronology
The Three Degrees Live in Japan
1975		 International
1975		 A Toast of Love
1976

International is a 1975 studio album released by the female girl group The Three Degrees.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The album includes the 1974 hit single, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)". In the United Kingdom, the album was released under the title Take Good Care of Yourself, where it charted at #6,[2] in Europe the album was issued with the alternative title of With Love. The album was also issued in Japan with an alternative running order and several different tracks.

The album was re-issued in October 2010, for the first time in its entirety on CD by Big Break Records. This re-issue includes all foreign language songs only previously available in the Far East and a 1977 remix of TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) by Tom Moulton.[3]

Track listing

  1. Another Heartache (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 4:21
  2. Take Good Care of Yourself (Gamble, Huff) - 3:26
  3. Get Your Love Back (Gamble, Huff) - 3:25
  4. Lonelier Are Fools (Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons, Joseph Jefferson) - 4:05
  5. Distant Lover (Gwen Gordy-Fuqua, Marvin Gaye, Sandra Greene) - 4:04
  6. Together (Gamble, Huff) - 4:35
  7. Long Lost Lover (Gamble, Huff) - 2:58
  8. Here I Am (Gilbert, Huff) - 3:58
  9. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) (Gamble, Huff) - 3:45
  10. Loving Cup (S. Andrews) - 3:04

CD Bonus tracks

11. Midnight Train (T. Matsu, Moto, H. Hosono)

12. Nigai Namida (K. Yasui, K. Tsutsumi)

13. La Chanson Populaire (N. Skorsky, J.P. Bourtayra)

14. Somos Novios (Spanish version) (It's Impossible) (A. Manzanero, S. Wayne)

15. When Will I See You Again (Japanese version) (Japanese lyric: S. Shirai)

16. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) ('A Tom Moulton Mix') (Gamble, Huff)

Personnel

The Three Degrees

Musicians

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 99
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] 31

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[5]
US
R&B
1974 "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" 1
1975 "Take Good Care of Yourself" 64

External links

References

  1. ^ Hanson, Amy. The Three Degrees: International > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 03 October 2011.
  2. ^ Chartstats.com The Three DegreesTake Good Care Of Yourself Chart details
  3. ^ Break Records releases page
  4. ^ a b "The Three Degrees US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/-p5647/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-10-03. 
  5. ^ "The Three Degrees US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/-p5647/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-10-03. 
The Three Degrees
Valerie Holiday · Helen Scott · Freddi Poole
Fayette Pinkney · Linda Turner · Shirley Porter · Janet Harmon · Sheila Ferguson · Sandra Tucker · Miquel Brown · Vera Brown · Rhea Harris · Victoria Wallace · Cynthia Garrison
Studio albums

Maybe (1970) · So Much Love (1972) · The Three Degrees (1973) · International (1975) · A Toast of Love (1976) · Standing Up for Love (1977) · New Dimensions (1978) · 3D (1979) · Album of Love (1982) · ...And Holding (1989) · Out of the Past into the Future (1993)
Live albums

The Three Degrees Live In Japan (1975) · The Three Degrees Live (1976) · Live in the UK (1985)
Compilation albums

A Collection of Their 20 Greatest Hits (1979) · Gold (1980) · Very Best of the Three Degrees (1994) · The Complete Swan Recordings (1994) · The Roulette Years (1996) · The Best of the Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again (1996) · Super Hits (2002)
Singles

"Maybe" (1966) · "Ebb Tide" (1971) · "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (with MFSB) (1974) · "When Will I See You Again" (1974) · "Free Ride" (1975)
Related topics
Book:The Three Degrees