Natural Born Bugie

"Natural Born Boogie"
Single by Humble Pie
B-side	"Wrist Job"
Released	1969
Format	7" single
Recorded	1969, London
Genre	Blues rock
Label	Immediate
Writer(s)	Steve Marriott
Humble Pie singles chronology
"Natural Born Boogie" (1969) "The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake" (1969)

"Natural Born Boogie" is the debut single released in 1969 by English rock band Humble Pie, who were one of the first British supergroups. It was written as a mid tempo rock song by Steve Marriott, for Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate label and became the band's first single release. The B-Side was entitled "Wrist Job" in UK and renamed "I'll Go Alone", for a later release in USA. The three guitarists sang a verse each.

The song reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart during 1969.^[1] The title is often written as "Natural Born Bugie", and the song's refrain refers to a "Natural Born Woman":

There she is again
Steppin' out of her limousine, well
Looking like the cover of a twenty-dollar magazine
She's got it where you find it
If you know what I mean
She's a... natural born woman
Natural born woman
She's a... she's a natural born woman

Personnel

• Steve Marriott — Rhythm guitar, vocals.
• Peter Frampton — Lead guitar.
• Greg Ridley — Lead vocals, bass guitar.
• Jerry Shirley — Drums.

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	9
France (IFOP)[4]	97
Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	20
Ireland (IRMA)[6]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]	6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8]	4

References

1. "Humble Pie's first hit, Natural Born Boogie". stevemarriott.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Humble Pie – Natural Born Bugie" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
3. "Ultratop.be – Humble Pie – Natural Born Bugie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
4. "Accès direct à ces Artistes : H" (in French). Infodisc. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
5. "Musicline.de – Humble Pie Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
6. "Search". irishcharts.ie. In the box under Search by Artist Title, type in HUMBLE PIE. Then click search.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Humble Pie – Natural Born Bugie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
8. "Archive Chart: 1969-09-07" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 1, 2016.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics