When Will I See You Again

When Will I See You Again

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"When Will I See You Again" was a hit song by The Three Degrees, released in 1974.

Written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, "When Will I See You Again" was one of the most successful recordings in the "Philly Soul" sound. It sold 28 million copies in total internationally. In the US, the song reached number one on the adult contemporary chart, number two on the pop singles chart and disco chart and number four on the R&B chart. In the UK, it fared even better spending two weeks at the top of the British pop chart in August 1974. Although the band never had a number one single in their own name in the US, they had hit the top in April that year, providing the vocals on MFSB's "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)".

Sheila Ferguson later recalled in the book "1000 UK #1 Hits" by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh: "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."

Trivia

* They performed the song at Prince Charles' 30th birthday party at Buckingham Palace in 1977.
* The song was covered by Thomas Anders in 1993 and Erasure in 2003.
* The song was featured in the Philly based musical "Me and Mrs Jones".
*It was also referenced in "Kill Bill 2". Bill claims it's his favorite soul song of the 70s.
* In Summer 2006 the song was used ironically in a television advertisement by the UK's Food Standards Agency warning against the dangers of food poisoning at barbecues.
* Billy Bragg recorded a cover of the song on his "Must I Paint You A Picture?" compilation.
* Kyoko Koizumi covered the song, retitled "Tensai no sasayaki", on her 1992 Koizumix Production's "Bambinater" mini-album.
* British boyband Brother Beyond had a minor hit in 1989 with the song, peaking at UK #43.
* The song was used in one of the final scenes of the teen movie "Can't Hardly Wait."


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