International (album)

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International
Studio album by The Three Degrees
Recorded	1975
Genre	R&B
Producer	Richard Barrett, Leon Huff, Kenny Gamble
The Three Degrees chronology
The Three Degrees Live in Japan 1975 International 1975 Take Good Care of Yourself 1975

International was a 1975 album by The Three Degrees.

Aside from their fabulous harmonies and undeniable beauty, The Three Degrees were also known as one of the most versatile female vocal trios of all time, a comment not made lightly but often overlooked by critics. In fact The Three Degrees remained the only female vocal trio to have a number one hit record in Japan with a song sung in French!^{[citation needed]}

In 1975 The Three Degrees returned to the recording studios for Philadelphia International Records to record their second studio album for the label, Together (released in Europe only). The majority of that album went on to make up their next US and Asian release, International, a lushly orchestrated album with soaring harmonies and living up to the album's title, songs performed in English, Spanish, French and Japanese.

[edit] Track listing

Side One

1. Another Heartache
2. La Chanson Populaire (recorded in French)
3. Get Your Love Back
4. Lonelier Are Fools
5. Somos Novios (it's Impossible) (recorded in Spanish)

Side Two

1. Together
2. Nigai Namida (recorded in Japan, in Japanese)
3. Here I Am
4. When Will I See You Again (vocal recorded in Japan, in Japanese)
5. Loving Cup
6. Midnight Train (recorded in Japan, in English)

[edit] Personnel

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

[edit] Credits

Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia

• Richard Barrett - producer
• Leon Huff - producer, songwriter
• Kenny Gamble - producer, songwriter

Recorded in Tokyo - "Nigai Namida" , "Midnight Train", and "When Will I See You Again" (Japanese vocal overdubbed)

• Takashi Matsumoto - producer, lyricist of "Midnight Train"
• Akio Shirai - Japanese lyrics of "When Will I See You Again"
• Kazumi Yasui - lyricist of "Nigai Namida"
• Kyouhei Tsutsumi - composer & arranger of "Nigai Namida"
• Haruomi Hosono - E.Bass, composer of "Midnight Train" ( ex-YMO)
• Tatsuo Hayashi - Drums
• Shigeru Suzuki - E.Guitar
• Makoto Yano - Keyboards & arranger of "Midnight Train"