The Three Degrees discography explained

Artist:The Three Degrees
Studio:13
Live:2
Compilation:21
Singles:64

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

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
and sales
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
JPN
[6]
NL
[7]
UK
[8]
Maybe 1391661

12,900

The Three Degrees 2833465531711
  • JPN: 166,700
  • UK

Gold[9]

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
99318636
  • JPN: 189,530
  • UK

Gold[10]

A Toast of Love
  • Released: May 21, 1976
  • Label: CBS/Sony
  • Formats: LP
  • Japan-only release
21
  • JPN: 28,590
Standing Up for Love
  • Released: February 1977
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, MC
New Dimensions
  • Released: October 1978
  • Label: Ariola
  • Formats: LP, MC
169973234
3D
  • Released: October 12, 1979[12]
  • 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

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
and sales
US
US R&B
JPN
SWE
[13]
Live in Japan
  • Released: November 1, 1975
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: 2xLP, MC
  • Japan-only release
28
  • JPN: 30,180
The Three Degrees Live
  • Released: December 1975
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
1993445
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
and sales
US R&B
JPN
NL
UK
The Three Degrees & MFSB Show
  • Released: March 21, 1974
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: LP
  • Japan-only release
6
  • JPN: 143,230
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
  • JPN: 53,030
Grand Prix 20
  • Released: June 20, 1976
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Formats: LP
  • Japan-only release
44
  • JPN: 13,960
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
HitsHits! 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

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications
and sales
Album
US
[16]
US Dance
[17]
US R&B
[18]
AUS
BEL
(FL)

[19]
CAN
[20]
GER
JPN
[21]
NL
[22]
UK
"Gee Baby (I'm Sorry)"19648014rowspan="14"
"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)29448Maybe
"I Do Take You"48761
"You're the One"7719
Maybe
"There's So Much Love All Around Me"19719833rowspan="5"
"Ebb Tide"
"Trade Winds"197246
"I Wanna Be Your Baby"
"I Won't Let You Go"
"Dirty Ol' Man"197358134361
  • JPN: 144,000
The Three Degrees
"Year of Decision"197474827813
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (MFSB featuring the Three Degrees)111215681822 Love Is the Message
"Love Is the Message" (MFSB featuring the Three Degrees)85423763
  • JPN: 41,000
"When Will I See You Again"24225274231
  • JPN: 113,000
  • US: Platinum[24]
  • UK: Gold[25]
The Three Degrees
"When Will I See You Again" (Japanese-language version; Japan-only release)96
  • JPN: 3,000
"Get Your Love Back" (UK and Continental Europe-only release)262134International
"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
"Nigai Namida" (Japan-only release)197515
  • JPN: 143,000
"I Didn't Know"18The Three Degrees
"Take Good Care of Yourself"64693090209
  • JPN: 9,000
  • UK: Silver[26]
International
"You're the Fool" (Germany-only release)Maybe
"Long Lost Lover" (UK and Continental Europe-only release)
40International
"Free Ride"1976The 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)
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"19781239688812New Dimensions
"Woman in Love"197927563
"The Runner"567610
"The Golden Lady" (UK and Continental Europe-only release)56The Golden Lady (soundtrack)
"Jump the Gun"30483D
"My Simple Heart"269
"Without You"1980
"Starlight"
"Set Me Free" 198112
"Liar (You've Been Cheating on Me)" (UK-only release)198397rowspan="3"
"The Heaven I Need"19853342
"This Is the House"1986101
"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)199337When 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)199854rowspan="2"
"Holding Back"2010
"Strategy"2016Strategy – Our Tribute to Philadelphia
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. 1996. 0898201179. 781.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Albums 1965–1998. Record Research. 1999. 0898201349. 206.
  3. Book: David Kent. Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 309.
  4. 15 February 1975. RPM 100 Albums. RPM. 22. 25. 2022-01-08. Library and Archives Canada.
  5. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2022-01-08. www.offiziellecharts.de.
  6. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. Roppongi, Tokyo.
  7. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2022-01-08. dutchcharts.nl.
  8. Web site: THREE DEGREES full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2022-01-08. www.officialcharts.com.
  9. Web site: The Three Degrees: The Three Degrees. British Phonographic Industry. August 30, 2021.
  10. Web site: The Three Degrees: The Three Degrees. British Phonographic Industry. August 30, 2021.
  11. Web site: The Three Degrees: New Dimensions. British Phonographic Industry. August 30, 2021.
  12. 29 September 1979. Ariola to sign more UK acts. Music Week. 4. 7 January 2022.
  13. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal. 2022-01-08. swedishcharts.com.
  14. Web site: The Three Degrees: A Collection of Their 20 Greatest Hits. British Phonographic Industry. August 30, 2021.
  15. Web site: The Three Degrees: Gold. British Phonographic Industry. August 30, 2021.
  16. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. 1994. 9780898201048. 601.
  17. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003. Record Research Incorporated. 2004. 9780898201567. illustrated.
  18. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Singles 1942–1995. Record Research. 1996. 0898201152. 444.
  19. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. 2022-01-09. www.ultratop.be.
  20. Peak positions for the Trammps' singles in Canada:
  21. Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment.
  22. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2022-01-09. dutchcharts.nl.
  23. United States. MFSB. August 30, 2021.
  24. United States. Three Degrees. August 30, 2021.
  25. Web site: The Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again. British Phonographic Industry. August 30, 2021.
  26. Web site: The Three Degrees: Take Good Care of Yourself. British Phonographic Industry. August 30, 2021.
  27. Web site: The Three Degrees: Woman in Love. British Phonographic Industry. August 30, 2021.
  28. Web site: The Three Degrees: The Runner. British Phonographic Industry. August 30, 2021.
  29. Web site: The Three Degrees: My Simple Heart. British Phonographic Industry. August 30, 2021.