International (The Three Degrees album)

International is a 1975 studio album released by the female girl group The Three Degrees.

International
Studio album by The Three Degrees
Released	June 1975
Recorded	1974-1975
Studio	Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul Funk Disco Philadelphia Soul
Length	61:33
Label	Philadelphia International
Producer	Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff Richard Barrett
The Three Degrees chronology
The Three Degrees Live in Japan (1975) International (1975) A Toast of Love (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album includes the 1974 hit single, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)". In the United Kingdom, the album was released under the title Take Good Care of Yourself, where it charted at #6,[2] in Europe the album was issued with the alternative title of With Love. The album was also issued in Japan with an alternative running order and several different tracks.

The album was re-issued in October 2010, for the first time in its entirety on CD by Big Break Records. This re-issue includes only foreign language songs previously available in the Far East and a 1977 remix of "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by Tom Moulton.[3]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Another Heartache"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	4:21
2.	"Take Good Care of Yourself"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	3:26
3.	"Get Your Love Back"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	3:25
4.	"Lonelier Are Fools"	Joseph Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons	4:05
5.	"Distant Lover"	Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Sandra Greene	4:04

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Together"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	4:35
7.	"Long Lost Lover"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert	2:58
8.	"Here I Am"	Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert	3:58
9.	"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	3:45
10.	"Loving Cup"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Stephanie Andrews	2:41

2010 remastered reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Midnight Train"	Haruomi Hosono, Takashi Matsumoto	4:04
12.	"Nigai Namida" (Single Version)	Kazumi Yasui, Kyōhei Tsutsumi	3:55
13.	"La Chanson Populaire"	Nicolas Skorsky, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre	3:41
14.	"Somos Novios (It's Impossible)"	Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne	3:46
15.	"When Will I See You Again" (Japanese Single Version)	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Akio Shira	2:49
16.	"TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" ("A Tom Moulton Mix")	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff	5:49

Personnel

The Three Degrees

• Sheila Ferguson - vocals
• Valerie Holiday - vocals
• Fayette Pinkney - vocals

Musicians

• Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Reginald Lucas, Roland Chambers, T.J. Tindall - guitar
• Lenny Pakula, Leon Huff, Eddie Green, Harold Williams - keyboards
• Anthony Jackson, Ronnie Baker - bass
• Earl Young, Karl Chambers, Norman Farrington - drums
• Larry Washington - congas, bongos
• Vince Montana - vibraphone
• Bobby Martin, John Davis, Jack Faith, Lenny Pakula - arrangements

Technology

• Jay Mark, Joe Tarsia - engineer
• Ed Lee - design
• Peter Lavery - photography

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak positions[4][5]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	86
Billboard Pop Albums	99
Billboard Top Soul Albums	31
UK Albums Chart	6

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [4]	US R&B [4]	US A/C [4]	UK [5]
1974	"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"	1	1	1	22
	"Get Your Love Back"	—	—	—	34
1975	"Take Good Care of Yourself"	—	64	24	9
	"Long Lost Lover"	—	—	—	40

External links

• The Three Degrees-International at Discogs

References

1. Hanson, Amy. The Three Degrees: International > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 03 October 2011.
2. OfficialCharts.com The Three DegreesTake Good Care Of Yourself Chart details
3. Break Records releases page
4. "The Three Degrees US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
5. "UK Charts > The Three Degrees". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 309. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.