Their 20 Greatest Hits - THE THREE DEGREES****

When Will I See You Again/Can’t You See What You’re Doing To Me/Toast Of Love/We’re All Alone/Long Lost Lover/Get Your Love Back/I Like Being A Woman/What I Did For Love/Standing Up For Love/Take Good Care Of Yourself/Dirty Ol’ Man/Loving Cup/A Woman Needs A Good Man/TSOP/Another Heartache/Distant Lover/Together/Here I Am/Year Of Decision/Love Train

The Philadelphia girl group The Three Degrees released some of the most melodic soul tracks of the 1970s. They were more consistently popular in the UK than their home country, their best known song being the UK No. 1 When Will I See You Again. (UK:8)

“Some great Gamble & Huff songs and production, but still not enough variation to sustain interest for twenty tracks. It would have been better to trim it.”

“The Three Degrees for me was what The Supremes were to others. Love these ladies and the Sound of Philadelphia. Best girl group out there.” “All the key tracks you could probably want are here. The Three Degrees are timeless.”

“The Three Degrees were one of the most successful groups to emerge from the Philadelphia soul scene in the seventies. Their American success was limited to their Philly sound period but they continued to have success in Europe, particularly Britain, for a few years after that. Their music is a wonderful mix of ballads and up-tempo material, but may generally be described as easy-listening disco music.”

“Every track on this disc features exceptional harmonies and musical arrangements. I never caught myself thinking about the fact that these songs were produced in the 70s. As someone who loves music, I appreciate the timeless quality of this music.”

“The Three Degrees were originally a sixties girl group out of Philadelphia, However, all these songs are taken from the seventies, when the group was signed to Philadelphia International Records and their albums were being produced by Gamble & Huff. At that point the Three Degrees were now doing lush disco songs. Then they got to sing with MFSB on TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) and that same summer they hit the charts with their mega-hit, When Will I See You Again that became their signature song.”

“In terms of the disco sound these songs have a certain touch of elegance with a smoother sound than a lot of their contemporaries. As is often the case with groups like this, the hits are not necessarily the best.”