2016 release. The Three Degrees need no introduction - simply put, they were the most successful female soul/disco outfit of the 1970s. Over the last few years, the group - with original members Helen Scott and Valerie Holiday and new arrival Freddie Pool (who joined in 2011) -have been wowing club land with their amazing live performances, in the UK and throughout the world. Strategy (Our Tribute To Philadelphia) is The Three Degrees' first new studio album for a quarter century and features the trio's own very personal tribute to timeless anthems such as The O'Jays' 'Love Train,' The Trammps' 'Disco Inferno,' Billy Paul's classic with a standout gender switch to 'Me & Mr. Jones' and the exciting title track, popularized by Archie Bell & The Drells, along with a new recording of the group's own '70s hit, 'T. S. O. P. 'The album was recorded in 2015 with a top-flight band and a proper orchestra at Down In Deep Studios in Atlanta, GA.