When Will I See You Again
"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. "Billboard" named the song #67 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. Background. 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. The Three Degrees performed the song at Prince Charles' 30th birthday party at Buckingham Palace in 1978. Music video. The  YouTube music video of this song is blocked in the USA and Germany because of Sony Music Entertainment copyright grounds. Chart performance. It was one of the most successful recordings of the "Philly Soul" era. In the U.S., "When Will I See You Again" peaked at #2 on the pop singles chart, behind "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas. On other US charts, the song reached #1 on the adult contemporary 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. Brother Beyond version. British boy band Brother Beyond covered the song on their 1989 album "Trust", that was also released in the Compilation "Ronny's Pop Show [1990/1] – Hochfeine Pop-Musik-Schallplatte". Track listing. CD maxi 7" Single Thomas Anders version. In 1993, Thomas Anders released his version of the song with The Three Degrees, which appeared on the same-named album. The success of the cover version was modest. The following year, Anders released a Spanish-language version of the song titled Una mañana de sol. Track listing. CD maxi 7" Single When Will I