Out of the Past into the Future explained

Out of the Past into the Future
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Three Degrees
Cover:	Out of the past into the future the three degrees album.jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	1992
Genre:	Pop, soul
Label:	BMG/Ariola
Producer:	Christian De Walden, Ralf Stemmann
Prev Title:	...And Holding
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Christmas with the Three Degrees
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Out of the Past into the Future is the title of the studio album by the female vocal group The Three Degrees,^[1] featuring their revisited hits and new material. It was released in 1993, and was produced by Ralf Stemmann and Christian De Walden (Marta Sanchez).^[2] It features a cover version of Brigitte Nielsen's song "Give Me A Chance", from her album I'm The One... Nobody Else. Three tracks were provided by Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking fame) aka Chris Copperfield.^[3] Two tracks were released in Europe, "Dirty Ol' Man" (with the Ian Levine Club Mix) and "Hurry, Hurry" as singles.

In 1994 the album was re-released in Japan. It has never been released in the UK.

Track listing

1. "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" / "My Simple Heart" (medley) (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff / Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker) — 4:18
2. "Dirty Ol' Man" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) — 3:44
3. "When Will I See You Again" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) — 4:01
4. "Woman in Love" (Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker) — 4:30
5. "Take Good Care of Yourself" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) — 3:36
6. "I'm Thru With Him" (Lenny Macaluso, Phyllis Molinary) — 4:21
7. "If You Don’t Want My Love" (Kathy Jiles, Johnny Jacobs) — 4:00
8. "Hurry, Hurry" (Mark Anderson, Lisa Raggio, Stacy Widelitz) — 3:36
9. "Emotional Thing" (Chris Copperfield, Christian De Walden, Ralf Stemmann, Mike Shepstone) — 4:07
10. "Give Me A Chance" (Brigitte Nielsen, Christian De Walden, Ralf Stemmann, Bernadette Jones) — 3:36
11. "Question of Love" (Chris Copperfield, Margaret Harris, Ralf Stemmann) — 3:58
12. "Ain't No Woman" (Chris Copperfield, Ralf Stemmann, Mike Shepstone) — 3:52

The Japanese version of this album had the bonus track "Dirty 'Ol Man" (12" Club Mix) which was remixed by UK DJ and remixer Ian Levine.

Personnel

• Produced and arranged by: Christian De Walden and Ralf Stemmann
• Co-Produced by and engineered by: Walter Clissen
• Recorded at Flamingo Café Recording Studio, Studio City, California
• Mixed at Enterprise Studios, North Hollywood, California
• Engineered and mixed by: Walter Clissen, assisted by John Schmidt
• Digitally mastered by: Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California
• Art Direction: Thomas Sassenbach
• Photos: Bernhard Kuehmstedt

Musicians

• The Three Degrees (Valerie Holiday, Helen Scott-Leggins, Cynthia "Cindy" Garrison) - vocals
• Ralf Stemmann - Synclavier programming
• Ralf Stemmann, Randy Kerber - keyboards
• Randy Kerber, Larry Steelman - acoustic piano
• Paul Jackson, Jr., James Harrah - guitar
• Bob Parr - bass
• Doug Norwine - saxophone and flute solos
• "The Heart Attack" Bill Bergman, Greg Smith, Les Lovett, Dennis Farias, Nick Lane - horns
• Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
• LA Express Strings - string ensemble

See also

Thomas Anders – When Will I See You Again (1993)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Discography.
2. See the German Charts
3. According to BMI