• Artist: The Three Degrees
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• Styles: Philly Soul, Soul, Disco

Review

Long after the Three Degrees' popularity had faded in the United States, the Philadelphia natives remained visible in their new home of England. Instead of sticking with the type of Philly soul and disco they embraced during the 1970s under the insightful direction of Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, they changed with the times and embraced more high-tech urban contemporary sounds. Sounding like it was tailor-made for urban radio, ...And Holding is hardly their finest hour. Though a remake of Jerry Butler's "Make It Easy on Yourself" is fairly likeable, automatic pilot numbers like "Tie U Up," "Are You That Kind of Guy" and "Vital Signs" are as contrived as they are pedestrian. To be sure, a compilation of the trio's Philadelphia International material would be a much wiser investment. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
The U Up	...		The Three Degrees	(6:15)
Win, Place or Show		Angelo Bond, Greg Perry	The Three Degrees	(5:00)
Make It Easy on Yourself		Burt Bacharach, Hal David	The Three Degrees	(4:46)
Lock It Up		Howie Rice	The Three Degrees	(4:12)
Vital Signs		Randy Cate	The Three Degrees	(5:46)
A Tender Lie		Randy Sharp	The Three Degrees	(4:18)
After the Night Is Over		Greg Perry	The Three Degrees	(4:46)
Are You That Kind of Guy		Jon Nettlesbey	The Three Degrees	(5:38)

Credits

The Three Degrees (Main Performer), The Three Degrees (Stylist), John E. Abbey (Producer), John E. Abbey (Executive Producer), Buzz Amato (Piano), Buzz Amato (Keyboards), Buzz Amato (Producer), Buzz Amato (Mixing), Herb Avery (Keyboards), Herb Avery (Producer), Herb Avery (Sequencing), Ramsey Embick (Multi Instruments), Ramsey Embick (Engineer), Ramsey Embick (Remixing), Howie Rice (Multi Instruments), Howie Rice (Producer), Lebron Scott (Bass), Yonrico Scott (Drums), Nina K. Easton (Design), Harry Case (Guitar), Sheryl Martin (Engineer), Melanie Eberhardt (Graphic Design), Ron Stanley (Engineer), Ron Stanley (Mixing), Winton Cobb (Piano), Winton Cobb (Engineer), Al McSpadden (Bass), Al McSpadden (Sax (Tenor))

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