Natural High is the second album by the soul group Bloodstone, released in 1973. It was reissued on CD in 1996 with several bonus tracks.
The album charted at number two on the Soul Album Charts led by the singles "Natural High," which rose to 10 on the soul singles chart and 4 on the pop chart, while "Never Let You Go" reached 43 and 7, respectively.
The title song was used by Quentin Tarantino on the soundtrack to his 1997 movie, Jackie Brown.
Track listing "You Know We've Learned" - (Willis Draffen Jr.) - 4:12 "Who Has the Last Laugh Now" - (Charles McCormick) - 5:36 "Peter's Jones" - (Larry Durham, Roger Durham) - 4:12 "That's the Way We Make Our Music" - (Eddie Summers) - 3:15 "Bo Diddley/Diddley Daddy" - (Ellis McDaniel) - 3:37 "Natural High" (McCormick) - 4:53 "I Need Your Love" - (McCormick) - 1:10 "Tell It to My Face" - (Charles Love) - 3:15 "Ran It in the Ground" - (Love) - 4:52 "Never Let You Go" - (Harry Williams) - 5:37
Bonus tracks on CD reissue: "Girl (You Look So Fine)" - 2:38 "Judy, Judy" - 2:44 "Sadie Mae" - 3:02 "Take These Chains" - 2:55 "You Don't Mean Nothin'" - 3:39 "Little Green Apples" - 9:14
Personnel Charles McCormick – bass, vocals Charles Love, Willis Draffen Jr. – guitar, vocals Melvin Webb – drums, congas, timbales Roger Durham, Harry Williams – percussion, vocals Hense Powell – acoustic and electric piano, organ Eddie Summers – drums, vibraphone, piano, congas, vocals Gordon Dewitte – organ Mike Vernon – glockenspiel, castanets, tubular bells Richard L. Mackey, Arthur N. Maebe – French horn Jacqueline Lustgarten, Raymond L. Kelley – cello Gene Cipriano – Cor Anglais Dan Neufeld, Nathan Kaproff – viola Carla Spencer, Erno Neufeld, Paul C. Shure, Samuel Boghossian – violin Pip Williams – arranger, conductor
Charts Chart (1973) Peakposition Billboard Pop Albums30 Billboard Top Soul Albums2
Singles Year Single Chart positions USPop USSoul1973 "Natural High" 10 4 "Never Let You Go" 43 71974 "Outside Woman" 34 2
References
External links Bloodstone-Natural High at Discogs