Natural High (Commodores album)

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Natural High
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Studio album by
Commodores
ReleasedMay 1978
Recorded1978
Genre Pop, R&B
Label Motown
Producer James Carmichael, 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.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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

Motown – M7-902R1

Side one
No.TitleWriter(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 Richie6:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(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 Orange4:49
4."Visions"Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary5:43
Total length:41:41

Personnel

Commodores

Additional musicians

The Mean Machine

Production

Charts

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

Certifications for Natural High
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI) [10] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [11] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [13] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  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 February 13, 2023.
  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 May 28, 2021.Enter Natural High in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  11. ↑ Conlee, John (November 10, 1979). "AMOA Juke Box Awards – Commodores" (PDF). Cashbox . worldradiohistory.com. p. AMOA–22. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  12. ↑ "British album certifications – Commodores – Natural High". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  13. ↑ "American album certifications – Commodores – Natural High". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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