When Will I See You Again#Cover versions

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."1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh She would later have a number-60 hit with a solo remake of the track in 1994.{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=198}} 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.

It was one of the most successful recordings of the "Philly Soul" era. The first station in the United States to broadcast the song was WFIL AM 560 in Philadelphia courtesy of disc jockey George Michael. It would be his last day at WFIL before taking a gig at WABC Radio in New York. In the U.S., "When Will I See You Again" peaked at number 2 on the pop singles chart, behind "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1974-12-14|title=The Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard}} The song reached number 1 on the adult contemporary chart,{{cite book|title=Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2002|publisher=Record Research|page=243}} and number 4 on the R&B chart in the US in the autumn of 1974.{{cite book|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2004|publisher=Record Research|page=578}} In the UK, it fared even better, spending two weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart in August 1974.{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|pages=303–4}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = When Will I See You Again

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Brother Beyond

| album = Trust

| released = December 8, 1989

| recorded = 1989

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length = 3:34

| label = Parlophone

| writer = Gamble and Huff

| producer =

| prev_title = Drive On

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Trust

| next_year = 1990

}}

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.

CD maxi

1. "When Will I See You Again" (Radio Mix) – 4:28
2. "New Heights (The Clompete Mix)" (Cloud 9 Mix) – 4:25
3. "When Will I See You Again (Extended)" (Gee Extended Mix) – 6:42

7" Single

1. When Will I See You Again – 3:35
2. New Heights (Edit) – 3:20

{{Infobox song

| name = When Will I See You Again

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Thomas Anders feat. the Three Degrees

| album = When Will I See You Again

| B-side =

| released = July 18, 1993

| recorded = 1992

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length = 3:30

| label = Polydor

| writer = Gamble and Huff

| producer = Christian De Walden, Ralf Stemmann

| prev_title = Standing Alone

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = I'll Love You Forever

| next_year = 1993

}}

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.

CD maxi

1. When Will I See You Again – 3:30
2. Thomas Anders – Is It My Love 3:40
3. When Will I See You Again (Extended Version) – 5:15

7" Single

1. When Will I See You Again (Precious String-House Mix) – 4:45
2. When Will I See You Again (Precious Club Mix) – 5:10
3. When Will I See You Again (Precious Outerspace Mix) – 5:32
4. When Will I See You Again (Precious Pop Mix) – 5:28

• Geoffrey Chung arranged a reggae version released as a 7" on the Antrim label in 1974.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
• Magda Layna released the song as a single on Megatone Records in 1983.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
• PJ Harvey released a cover of the song for short film Amaeru Fallout 1972, directed by Sarah Miles in 1997.
• Jahred Gomes released the song under the name "When" on his solo Unite EP (March 27, 2012).{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

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• [https://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/the_three_degrees/when_will_i_see_you_again.html Lyrics of this song]
• {{YouTube|5OpuZzsPBhQ|The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again}}

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