▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁Lady ▁D iana ▁Sp encer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Their ▁own ▁television ▁special , ▁The ▁Three ▁D eg rees ▁at ▁The ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁( aka ▁An ▁Even ing ▁with ▁The ▁Three ▁D eg rees ), ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁tri o ▁were ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁compilation ▁album ▁Gold ▁was ▁released ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁UK ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁hit . ▁Fe aturing ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁their ▁hits ▁on ▁the ▁Ari ola ▁label ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 7 9 , ▁and ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁live ▁record ings ▁from ▁their ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁television ▁special , ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁tri o ' s ▁second ▁" best ▁of " ▁compilation ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁UK ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁years , ▁after ▁CBS ▁released ▁A ▁Collection ▁of ▁their ▁ 2 0 ▁Great est ▁H its ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁( which ▁featured ▁their ▁pre - A ri ola ▁material , ▁and ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 8 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Album ▁Chart ). ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁The ▁Three ▁D eg rees ▁released ▁two ▁albums ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁ 3 D ▁label ; ▁Album ▁of ▁Love ▁and ▁Live ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁On ▁that ▁label ▁they