Natural High (Commodores album)
For the Lil Rob album, see Natural High (Lil Rob Album).
| Natural High | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by Commodores | ||||
| Released | May 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer |
James Carmichael The Commodores | |||
| Commodores chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C–[2] |
Natural High is the sixth studio album by the musical group the Commodores, released in 1978. "Three Times a Lady", released as a single, became their first, as well as the Berry Gordy combine's only Billboard Hot 100 number one for 1978. The album topped Billboard's R&B Album charts for 8 non-consecutive weeks and peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Natural High earned the group a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1979.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Fire Girl" (William King, David Cochrane, Darryl Jones) - 4:12
- "X-rated Movie" (Milan Williams) - 4:45
- "Flying High" (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) - 5:11
- "Three Times a Lady" (Lionel Richie) - 6:37
- Side two
- "Such a Woman" (Walter Orange) - 4:40
- "Say Yeah" (Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread) - 5:44
- "I Like What You Do" (Lionel Richie, Walter Orange) - 4:49
- "Visions" (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) - 5:43
Personnel
- Lionel Richie - vocals, saxophone, keyboards
- Thomas McClary - vocals, guitar
- Milan Williams - keyboards
- Ronald LaPread - bass guitar
- William King - trumpet
- Walter Orange - drums, vocals, percussion
Charts
| Year | Chart positions[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |
| 1978 | 3 | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1978 | "Three Times a Lady" | 1 | 1 | — |
| "Flying High" | 38 | 21 | — | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Natural High - Commodores". Allmusic.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (September 4, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ↑ "The Commodores US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ↑ "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 22, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.