3rd: Love Escalation!

3rd ~Love Escalation!~ (3rd～LOVEエスカレーション!～) is the third album from the Japanese girl idol group Cute. It was released in regular and limited editions on March 12, 2008 on the Zetima Records label. The regular has catalogue number EPCE-5547 and the limited edition, which includes a bonus DVD, has catalogue number EPCE-5545~46.

The album debuted at number 10 in the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying in the chart for 4 weeks.

As of 2011, it still remains C-ute's best selling album.

Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tsunku.

CD

 * 1) "Tokaikko Junjō" (都会っ子 純情)
 * 2) "Image Colour" (イメージカラー)
 * 3) * Performed by Maimi Yajima and Airi Suzuki
 * 4) "Otome Cocoro" (乙女Cocoro)
 * 5) "Lalala Shiawase no Uta" (LALALA　幸せの歌)
 * 6) "Homerare Nobiko no Theme Kyoku" (ほめられ伸び子のテーマ曲)
 * 7) "Meguru Koi no Kisetsu" (めぐる恋の季節)
 * 8) "Sweeeets→→→Live" (スイーーツ→→→ライブ)
 * 9) * Performed by Chisato Okai and Kanna Arihara
 * 10) "Sakura Chirari" (桜チラリ)
 * 11) "Hare no Platinum Dōri" (晴れのプラチナ通り)
 * 12) * Performed by Saki Nakajima and Mai Hagiwara
 * 13) "Do Don Ga Don Ondo" (ドドンガドン音頭)
 * 14) * Performed by Erika Umeda with °C-ute Gasshōdan

DVD

 * 1) LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '08~ live version)
 * 2) LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Erika Umeda close-up version)
 * 3) LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Maimi Yajima close-up version)
 * 4) LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Saki Nakajima close-up version)
 * 5) LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Airi Suzuki close-up version)
 * 6) LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Chisato Okai close-up version)
 * 7) LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Mai Hagiwara close-up version)
 * 8) LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Kanna Arihara close-up version)