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When Will I See You Again

"When Will I See You Again"
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Single by The Three Degrees
from the album The Three Degrees
B-side "I Didn't Know"
Released September 27, 1974
Recorded 1973
Genre Soul, R&B
Length 3:00
Label Philadelphia International Records
Writer(s) Gamble and Huff
Producer(s) Gamble and Huff
The Three Degrees singles chronology
"Love Is the Message"
(1974)
"When Will I See You Again"
(1974)
"Get Your Love Back"
(1974)
"When Will I See You Again"
Single by Brother Beyond
from the album Trust
Released 1989
Recorded 1989
Genre Pop
Length 3:34
Label Parlophone
Brother Beyond singles chronology
"Drive On"
(1989)
"When Will I See You Again"
(1989)
"Trust"
(1990)

"When Will I See You Again" is a song released in 1974 by American soul group The Three Degrees, from their third album The Three Degrees. The song was written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Sheila Ferguson sang the lead, accompanied by Fayette Pinkney and Valerie Holiday.

It was one of the most successful recordings of the "Philly Soul" era. In the U.S., the song reached number one on the adult contemporary chart, number two on the pop singles chart, and number four on the R&B chart in the autumn of 1974. In the UK, it fared even better, spending two weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart in August 1974. The Three Degrees performed the song at Prince Charles' 30th birthday party at Buckingham Palace in 1978.

Sheila Ferguson recalled that "the song was played to me by Kenny Gamble at the piano in 1973 and I threw a tantrum. I screamed and yelled and said I would never sing it. I thought it was ridiculously insulting to be given such a simple song and that it took no talent to sing it. We did do it and several million copies later, I realized that he knew more than me." She would later have a #60 hit with a solo remake of the track in 1994. The song is unique in that every sentence is a question, heightening the overall effect and emotion. In the film Kill Bill: Volume 2, Bill cites this song as his "favorite soul song of the 70s".


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