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( March 2014 ) `` When Will I See You Again '' Single by The Three Degrees from the album The Three Degrees B - side `` I Did n't Know '' Released June 21, 1974 ( UK ) September 1974 ( U.S. ) Recorded 1973 Genre Soul, R&B Length 3 : 00 Label Philadelphia International Records Songwriter ( 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 ) `` Love Is the Message '' ( 1974 ) `` When Will I See You Again '' ( 1974 ) `` Get Your Love Back '' ( 1974 ) `` 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 # 1 on the adult contemporary chart, # 2 on the pop singles chart, and # 4 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 ''. Billboard named the song # 67 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. Contents 1 Chart performance 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Cover versions 3 References 4 External links Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1974 -- 75 ) Peak position Australia Belgium Canada Ireland Germany 27 Netherlands UK Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Easy Listening US Billboard Hot Soul Singles US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1974 ) Rank Canada 61 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 37 UK Chart ( 1975 ) Rank Australia 21 US Billboard Hot 100 75 US Cash Box 93 Cover versions `` 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 Songwriter ( s ) Gamble and Huff Brother Beyond singles chronology `` Drive On '' ( 1989 ) `` When Will I See You Again '' ( 1989 ) `` Trust '' ( 1990 ) `` Drive On '' ( 1989 ) `` When Will I See You Again '' ( 1989 ) `` Trust '' ( 1990 ) Magda Layna released the song as a single on Megatone Records in 1983. British boy band Brother Beyond covered the song on their 1989 album Trust, peaking at # 43 in the UK Singles Chart. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 2001. Record Research. p. 243. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 -- 2004. Record Research. p. 578. ^ Jump up to : Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 303 -- 4. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ 1000 UK # 1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 198. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time : Critics ' Picks ''. Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Steffen Hung. `` Forum -- 1970 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ Bac-lac.gc.ca Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1974 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 1974 -- UK Music Charts ''. Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1975 / Top 100 Songs of 1975 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 17. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Three Degrees Valerie Holiday Helen Scott Freddi Poole Fayette Pinkney Linda Turner Shirley Porter Janet Harmon Sheila Ferguson Sandra Tucker Miquel Brown Vera Brown Rhea Harris Victoria Wallace Cynthia Garrison Studio albums Maybe ( 1970 ) The Three Degrees ( 1973 ) International ( 1975 ) A Toast of Love ( 1976 ) Standing Up for Love ( 1977 ) New Dimensions ( 1978 ) 3D ( 1979 ) Album of Love ( 1982 )... And Holding ( 1989 ) Out of the Past into the Future ( 1993 ) Live albums The Three Degrees Live In Japan ( 1975 ) The Three Degrees Live ( 1976 ) Live in the UK ( 1985 ) Singles `` Maybe '' ( 1966 ) `` Ebb Tide '' ( 1971 ) `` TSOP ( The Sound of Philadelphia ) '' ( with MFSB ) ( 1974 ) `` When Will I See You Again '' ( 1974 ) `` Free Ride '' ( 1975 ) Related topics Richard Barrett Book : The Three Degrees Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=When_Will_I_See_You_Again&oldid=851091293 '' Categories : 1973 songs 1974 singles Songs written by Kenny Gamble Songs written by Leon Huff Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles UK Singles Chart number - one singles Philadelphia International Records singles Parlophone singles Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles needing additional references from March 2014 All articles needing additional references Use mdy dates from January 2012 Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 20 July 2018, at 00 : 38 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote when will i see you again
Answer: Kenny Gamble