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Natural High (Commodores album)

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Natural High
Studio album by
Commodores
Released May 1978
Recorded 1978
Genre Pop , Adult Contemporary , dance , disco , funk
Label Motown
Producer James Carmichael
The Commodores
Commodores chronology
Commodores Live!
(1977) 		Natural High
(1978) 		Greatest Hits
(1978)
Singles from Natural High
  1. " Three Times a Lady "
    Released: June 9, 1978 [1]
  2. "Flying High"
    Released: August 31, 1978

Natural High is the sixth studio album by the musical group Commodores , released in 1978. " Three Times a Lady ", released as a single , became their first Billboard Hot 100 number one . The album topped Billboard 's R&B Album charts for 8 non-consecutive weeks and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 .

Critical reception [ edit ]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
The Village Voice C? [3]

Natural High earned the group a 1979 Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus . [4]

Record World called the single "Flying High" a "classically slick r&b hip swinger with cross format appeal." [5]

Track listing [ edit ]

Motown ? M7-902R1

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Fire Girl" William King , David Cochrane, Darryl Jones 4:12
2. "X-Rated Movie" Milan Williams 4:45
3. "Flying High" Lionel Richie , Thomas McClary 5:11
4. " Three Times a Lady " Lionel Richie 6:37
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Such a Woman" Walter Orange 4:40
2. "Say Yeah" Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread 5:44
3. "I Like What You Do" Lionel Richie , Walter Orange 4:49
4. "Visions" Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary 5:43
Total length: 41:41

Personnel [ edit ]

Commodores [ edit ]

Additional musicians [ edit ]

The Mean Machine

  • Eddie "Bongo" Brown
  • David Cochrane
  • Harold Hudson
  • Winston Sims

Production [ edit ]

  • Commodores ? producers, arrangerments
  • James Anthony Carmichael ? producer, arrangerments
  • Cal Harris ? engineer, mixing
  • Jane Clark ? engineer
  • Norm Ung ? art direction, design
  • David McMacken illustration
  • Jim Shea ? photography
  • Suzee Ikeda ? project manager

Charts [ edit ]

Chart performance for Natural High
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia [6] 14
Netherlands [7] 5
New Zealand [8] 5
Norway [9] 19
US Pop 3
US R&B 1

Certifications [ edit ]

Certifications for Natural High
Region Certification Certified units /sales
Netherlands ( NVPI ) [10] Gold 50,000 ^
New Zealand ( RMNZ ) [11] Gold 7,500 ^
United Kingdom ( BPI ) [12] Gold 100,000 ^
United States ( RIAA ) [13] Platinum 1,000,000 ^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "BPI certifications for Commodores" .
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Natural High - Commodores" . allmusic.com . AllMusic .
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 4, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . New York . Retrieved April 29, 2013 .
  4. ^ "Commodores" . grammy.com . The Recording Academy .
  5. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF) . Record World . September 9, 1978. p. 1 . Retrieved 2023-02-13 .
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970?1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN   0-646-11917-6 .
  7. ^ "Commodores: Heroes" . dutchcharts.nl . Dutch Charts .
  8. ^ "Commodores: Heroes" . charts.nz . The Official New Zealand Music Chart .
  9. ^ "Commodores: Heroes" . norwegiancharts.com . VG-Lista .
  10. ^ "Dutch album certifications ? Commodores ? Natural High" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 28 May 2021 . Enter Natural High in the "Artiest of titel" box.   Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
  11. ^ Conlee, John (10 November 1979). "AMOA Juke Box Awards ? Commodores" (PDF) . Cashbox . worldradiohistory.com. p. AMOA?22 . Retrieved 28 May 2021 .
  12. ^ "British album certifications ? Commodores ? Natural High" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 May 2021 .
  13. ^ "American album certifications ? Commodores ? Natural High" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 28 May 2021 .

External links [ edit ]

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