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International
International
Studio album by The Three Degrees
Released	June 1975
Recorded	1973–1975
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul; Funk; Disco; Philadelphia Soul
Length	61:33
Label	Philadelphia International
Producer	Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff; Richard Barrett
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Allmusic	^[1]

International is a 1975 studio album released by the female girl group The Three Degrees.

The album includes the 1974 hit single, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)". In the United Kingdom, the album was released under the title Take Good Care of Yourself, where it charted at #6,^[2] in Europe the album was issued with the alternative title, With Love. The album was also issued in Japan with an alternative running order and several different tracks.

The album was re-issued in October 2010, for the first time in its entirety on CD by Big Break Records. This re-issue includes only foreign language songs previously available in the Far East and a 1977 remix of "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by Tom Moulton.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Another Heartache"		4:21
2.	"Take Good Care of Yourself"		3:26
3.	"Get Your Love Back"		3:25
4.	"Lonelier Are Fools"	Joseph Jefferson Bruce Hawes Charles Simmons	4:05
5.	"Distant Lover"	Marvin Gaye Gwen Gordy Fuqua Sandra Greene	4:04

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Together"		4:35
7.	"Long Lost Lover"	Gamble Huff Cary Gilbert	2:58
8.	"Here I Am"	Huff Gilbert	3:58
9.	"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"		3:45
10.	"Loving Cup"	Gamble Huff Stephanie Andrews	2:41

2010 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Midnight Train"	Haruomi Hosono Takashi Matsumoto	4:04
12.	"Nigai Namida (にがい涙, "Bitter Tears")" (Single Version)	Kazumi Yasui Kyōhei Tsutsumi	3:55
13.	"La Chanson Populaire"	Nicolas Skorsky Jean-Pierre Bourtayre	3:41
14.	"Somos Novios (It's Impossible)"	Armando Manzanero Sid Wayne	3:46
15.	"When Will I See You Again" (Japanese Single Version)	Gamble Huff Akio Shira	2:49
16.	"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (A Tom Moulton Mix)		5:49

Personnel

The Three Degrees

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

Musicians

Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Reginald Lucas, Roland Chambers, T.J. Tindall - guitar
Lenny Pakula, Leon Huff, Eddie Green, Harold Williams - keyboards
Anthony Jackson, Ronnie Baker - bass
Earl Young, Karl Chambers, Norman Farrington - drums
Larry Washington - congas, bongos
Vince Montana - vibraphone
Bobby Martin, John Davis, Jack Faith, Lenny Pakula - arrangements

Technology

Jay Mark, Joe Tarsia - engineer
Ed Lee - design
Peter Lavery - photography

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak positions^[4]^[5]
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	86
Billboard Pop Albums	99
Billboard Top Soul Albums	31
UK Albums Chart	6

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[4]	US R&B ^[4]	US A/C ^[4]	UK ^[5]
1974	"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"	1	1	1	22
1974	"Get Your Love Back"	—	—	—	34
1975	"Take Good Care of Yourself"	—	64	24	9
1975	"Long Lost Lover"	—	—	—	40