International (The Three Degrees album)

International
Studio album by The Three Degrees
Released June 1975
Recorded 1974-1975
Studio Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Soul
Funk
Disco
Philadelphia Soul
Length 61:33
Label Philadelphia International
Producer Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff
Richard Barrett
The Three Degrees chronology
The Three Degrees Live in Japan
(1975)The Three Degrees Live in Japan1975		 International
(1975)		 A Toast of Love
(1976)A Toast of Love1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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

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 only foreign language songs previously available in the Far East and a 1977 remix of "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by Tom Moulton.[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Another Heartache"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff4:21
2."Take Good Care of Yourself"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff3:26
3."Get Your Love Back"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff3:25
4."Lonelier Are Fools"Joseph Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons4:05
5."Distant Lover"Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Sandra Greene4:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Together"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff4:35
7."Long Lost Lover"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert2:58
8."Here I Am"Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert3:58
9."TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff3:45
10."Loving Cup"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Stephanie Andrews2:41

Personnel

The Three Degrees
  • Sheila Ferguson - vocals
  • Valerie Holiday - vocals
  • Fayette Pinkney - vocals
Musicians
Technology
  • Jay Mark, Joe Tarsia - engineer
  • Ed Lee - design
  • Peter Lavery - photography

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
[4][5]
Billboard Pop Albums 99
Billboard Top Soul Albums 31
UK Albums Chart 6

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[4]		 US
R&B
[4]		 US
A/C
[4]		 UK
[5]
1974 "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" 1 1 1 22
"Get Your Love Back" — — — 34
1975 "Take Good Care of Yourself" — 64 24 9
"Long Lost Lover" — — — 40

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. 1 2 3 4 "The Three Degrees US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  5. 1 2 "UK Charts > The Three Degrees". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
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