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The Three Degrees ~ When Will I See You Again 1973 Soul Purrfection Version

Upon repeated listenings, I have come to the conclusion that this song pays tribute to "WIll You Still Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles. By echoing the vibe, the wonderful tradition of the girl groups continues even to today. The Three Degrees had been recording for years before they supplied the sparse vocals for "TSOP" a #1 pop hit from the house band at Sigma Studios known as MFSB. Before they joined the Gamble & Huff stable of artists, three women, Linda Turner, Shirley Porter and Fayette Pinkney got together in 1964 and joined forces with producer Richard Barrett who discovered The Isley Brothers, The Chantels and Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. He also wrote songs and took the trio to Swan Records, who released two songs that did not penetrate the top 40. By 1966 Turner and Porter had left the band, so Valerie Holiday and Sheila Ferguson became their replacements. This new incarnation had their first major hit with the #29 placement of "Maybe" issued on Roulette records. After the women put the finishing touches on their vocals for "TSOP", Gamble & Huff decided to work with them on an album. The first song issued was the sultry and atmospheric "When Will I See You Again", an original composition. Entering the charts at #94, the song peaked at #2 unable to kick Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting" out of the top spot. The song peaked at #4 R&B and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. At the peak of their fame, they made a memorable appearance on "Sanford & Son" as themselves performing "I Didn't Know". A second song, the disco-ish "Dirty Ol Man" was issued but did not make much of an impact. They were unable to expand their chart life and left the Philadelphia International in 1975 and paired up with up and coming electronic producer Giorgio Moroder and took on a much harder rock dance approach for 1978's "New Dimensions". Unfortunately, the music tracks were muddy and lacked the precise sound separation of the Gamble & Huff songs, but "Giving Up, Giving In" peaked at #12 disco but the follow up "The Runner" only made #56. Their sound was properly cleaned up for the sleek and raucous "Three D" LP of 1979 that resulted in #30 "Jump The Gun" and the #12 "Set Me Free" on the disco chart. That same album contained the original version of "My Simple Heart", a song that Carol Douglas recorded a cover of that peaked at #42 in early 1981.