Natural High (Commodores album)
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Natural High | ||||
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Studio album by Commodores | ||||
Released | May 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | James Carmichael The Commodores |
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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] | |
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US | US R&B |
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1978 | 3 | 1 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
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US | US R&B |
US Dance |
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1978 | "Three Times a Lady" | 1 | 1 | — |
"Flying High" | 38 | 21 | — |