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The Three Degrees discography

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The Three Degrees discography
Studio albums13
Live albums2
Compilation albums21
Singles64

This is the discography of American female vocal group the Three Degrees.

Albums

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Studio albums

[edit]
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
and sales
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
JPN
[6]
NL
[7]
UK
[8]
Maybe 139 16 61
[A]
The Three Degrees 28 33 46 55 31 7 11
International
  • Released: February 7, 1975
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
  • Released in the UK as Take Good Care of Yourself and in Europe as With Love
99 31 86 3 6
A Toast of Love
  • Released: May 21, 1976
  • Label: CBS/Sony
  • Formats: LP
  • Japan-only release
21
Standing Up for Love
  • Released: February 1977
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, MC
New Dimensions
  • Released: October 1978
  • Label: Ariola
  • Formats: LP, MC
169 97 32 34
3D
  • Released: October 12, 1979[11]
  • Label: Ariola
  • Formats: LP, MC
61
Album of Love
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: LP
  • UK-only release
…And Holding
  • Released: August 1989
  • Label: Ichiban
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
76
Out of the Past into the Future
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Ariola/BMG
  • Formats: CD, MC
Christmas with the Three Degrees
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Marathon Media
  • Formats: CD
Undercover 2009
Strategy – Our Tribute to Philadelphia
  • Released: March 4, 2016
  • Label: SoulMusic
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
and sales
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
JPN
[6]
SWE
[12]
Live in Japan
  • Released: November 1, 1975
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: 2xLP, MC
  • Japan-only release
28
The Three Degrees Live
  • Released: December 1975
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
199 34 45
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

[edit]
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
and sales
US R&B
[2]
JPN
[6]
NL
[7]
UK
[8]
The Three Degrees & MFSB Show
  • Released: March 21, 1974
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: LP
  • Japan-only release
6
  • JPN: 143,230[6]
So Much Love 56
The Best of the Trammps Featuring: MFSB & The Three Degrees
  • Released: February 1975
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: LP
  • Europe-only release
14
The Three Degrees & Philadelphia Sounds
  • Released: June 21, 1975
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Japan-only release
29
Grand Prix 20
  • Released: June 20, 1976
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: LP
  • Japan-only release
44
The Three Degrees
  • Released: April 1978
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
A Collection of Their 20 Greatest Hits
  • Released: February 1979
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, MC
8
Gold
  • Released: September 1980
  • Label: K-tel/Ariola
  • Formats: LP, MC
9
Hits! Hits! Hits!
  • Released: September 1981
  • Label: Pickwick
  • Formats: LP, MC
The Best Of…
  • Released: April 1990
  • Label: Connoisseur Collection
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
Let's Get It On
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Tring
  • Formats: CD
The Very Best of the Three Degrees
Complete Swan Recordings
  • Released: October 1994
  • Label: Sequel
  • Formats: CD
The Roulette Years
  • Released: January 1996
  • Label: Sequel
  • Formats: CD
The Best of the Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again
Turnin' Up the Heat
  • Released: August 4, 1997
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, MC
Super Hits
  • Released: May 7, 2002
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Formats: CD
The Best Of
  • Released: April 30, 2009
  • Label: Camden/Sony Music
  • Formats: CD
The Very Best of the Three Degrees
  • Released: June 6, 2014
  • Label: Camden/Sony Music
  • Formats: CD
When Will I See You Again: The Best of the Three Degrees
Gold
  • Released: November 6, 2020
  • Label: Crimson/Sony Music
  • Formats: 3xCD
80
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
and sales
Album
US
[15]
US Dance
[16]
US R&B
[17]
AUS
[3]
BEL
(FL)

[18]
CAN
[19]
GER
[5]
JPN
[20]
NL
[21]
UK
[8]
"Gee Baby (I'm Sorry)" 1964 80 14 Non-album singles
"Let's Shindig" (as part of the In Crowd) 1965
"I'm Gonna Need You"
"Close Your Eyes"
"Eve of Tomorrow" (Tony Mammarella with backing vocals by the Three Degrees)
"Look in My Eyes" 97
"Maybe" 1966
"Tales Are True"
"Love of My Life"
"Contact" 1968
"Down in the Boondocks" 1969
"The Feeling of Love"
"What I See" 1970
"Melting Pot"
"Maybe" (re-recorded version) 29 4 48 Maybe
"I Do Take You" 48 7 61 Non-album single
"You're the One" 77 19
[B]
Maybe
"There's So Much Love All Around Me" 1971 98 33 Non-album singles
"Ebb Tide"
"Trade Winds" 1972 46
"I Wanna Be Your Baby"
"I Won't Let You Go"
"Dirty Ol' Man" 1973 58 1 34 36 1
  • JPN: 144,000
The Three Degrees
"Year of Decision" 1974 74 8 27 8 13
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (MFSB featuring the Three Degrees) 1 1 12 1 5 68 18 22 Love Is the Message
"Love Is the Message" (MFSB featuring the Three Degrees) 85 42 37 63
[C]
  • JPN: 41,000
"When Will I See You Again" 2 4 2 2 5 27 42 3 1
  • JPN: 113,000
  • US: Platinum[25]
  • UK: Gold[26]
The Three Degrees
"When Will I See You Again" (Japanese-language version; Japan-only release) 96
  • JPN: 3,000
Non-album single
"Get Your Love Back" (UK and Continental Europe-only release) 26 21 34 International
"Midnight Train" (Japan-only release) 50
  • JAP: 73,000
The Three Degrees & MFSB Show
"La chanson populaire" (France, Canada and Japan-only release) 61
  • JPN: 35,000
International [D]
"Nigai Namida" (Japan-only release) 1975 15
  • JPN: 143,000
"I Didn't Know" 18 The Three Degrees
"Take Good Care of Yourself" 64 69 30 90 20 9
  • JPN: 9,000
  • UK: Silver[27]
International
"You're the Fool" (Germany-only release) Maybe
"Long Lost Lover" (UK and Continental Europe-only release)
[E]
40 International
"Free Ride" 1976 The Three Degrees Live
"Do It (Use Your Mind)" (Japan-only release) 52
  • JPN: 68,000
A Toast of Love
"Toast of Love" (UK, Continental Europe and Japan-only release)
[F]
36
"What I Did for Love" Standing Up for Love
"Standing Up for Love" 1977
"We're All Alone" (UK-only release)
"Giving Up, Giving In" 1978 12 39 6 88 8 12 New Dimensions
"Woman in Love" 1979 27 56 3
"The Runner" 56 7 6 10
"The Golden Lady" (UK and Continental Europe-only release) 56 The Golden Lady (soundtrack)
"Jump the Gun" 30 48 3D
"My Simple Heart" 26 9
"Without You" 1980
"Starlight"
"Set Me Free" [G] 1981 12
"Liar (You've Been Cheating on Me)" (UK-only release) 1983 97 Non-album singles
"The Heaven I Need" 1985 33 42
"This Is the House" 1986 101
"Tie U Up" 1989 ...And Holding
"Make It Easy on Yourself"
"A Tender Lie" (UK-only release)
"Lock It Up"
"When Will I See You Again" (Thomas Anders featuring the Three Degrees; Europe-only release) 1993 37 When Will I See You Again
"Dirty Ol' Man '93" (Europe-only release) Out of the Past, Into the Future
"Hurry, Hurry" (Germany-only release) 1994
"Last Christmas" (Alien Voices featuring the Three Degrees; UK-only release) 1998 54 Non-album singles
"Holding Back" 2010
"Strategy" 2016 Strategy – Our Tribute to Philadelphia
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

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  1. ^ Charted in 1974
  2. ^ "You're the One" didn't enter the Dutch Single Top 30, but did peak at number 6 on the Single Tip chart.[22]
  3. ^ "Love Is the Message" didn't enter the Dutch Single Top 30, but did peak at number 3 on the Single Tip chart.[24]
  4. ^ These tracks were only included on the Japanese version of the album.
  5. ^ "Long Lost Lover" didn't enter the Dutch Single Top 30, but did peak at number 18 on the Single Tip chart.[28]
  6. ^ "Toast of Love" didn't enter the Dutch Single Top 30, but did peak at number 9 on the Single Tip chart.[29]
  7. ^ "Set Me Free" was only released as a 12-inch single in Canada and a 7-inch single in Chile. However, it charted on the US Disco Chart as a cut from the album 3D.

References

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  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 781. ISBN 0898201179.
  2. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1999). Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Albums 1965–1998. Record Research. p. 206. ISBN 0898201349.
  3. ^ a b David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. p. 309. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 22, no. 25. 15 February 1975. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  5. ^ a b "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  7. ^ a b "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "THREE DEGREES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b "The Three Degrees: The Three Degrees". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. ^ "The Three Degrees: New Dimensions". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Ariola to sign more UK acts" (PDF). Music Week. 29 September 1979. p. 4. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  12. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  13. ^ "The Three Degrees: A Collection of Their 20 Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  14. ^ "The Three Degrees: Gold". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  15. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. p. 601. ISBN 9780898201048.
  16. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003 (illustrated ed.). Record Research Incorporated. ISBN 9780898201567.
  17. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Singles 1942–1995. Record Research. p. 444. ISBN 0898201152.
  18. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  19. ^ Peak positions for the Trammps' singles in Canada:
  20. ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-088-4
  21. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  22. ^ "The Three Degrees – You're The One". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  23. ^ "American certifications – MFSB". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  24. ^ "MFSB feat. The Three Degrees – Love Is The Message". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  25. ^ "American certifications – Three Degrees". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  26. ^ "The Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  27. ^ "The Three Degrees: Take Good Care of Yourself". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  28. ^ "The Three Degrees – Long Lost Lover". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  29. ^ "The Three Degrees – Toast Of Love". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  30. ^ "The Three Degrees: Woman in Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  31. ^ "The Three Degrees: The Runner". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  32. ^ "The Three Degrees: My Simple Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2021.