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
Natural High earned the group a 1979 Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.
Record World called the single "Flying High" a "classically slick r&b hip swinger with cross format appeal."
Track listing Motown – M7-902R1
Personnel
Commodores Lionel Richie – vocals, saxophones, keyboards Milan Williams – keyboards, vocals Thomas McClary – lead guitar, vocals Ronald LaPread – bass, vocals Walter Orange – vocals, drums, percussion William King – vocals, percussion, trumpet
Additional musicians Cal Harris – synthesizer programming James Anthony Carmichael – horn and string arrangements
The Mean Machine Darrell Jones – rhythm guitar Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion David Cochrane – saxophones Winston Sims – saxophones Harold Hudson – trumpet
Production Commodores – producers, arrangerments James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangerments Cal Harris – engineer, mixing Jane Clark – engineer Tony Jones – album coordinator Norm Ung – art direction, design David McMacken illustration Jim Shea – photography Suzee Ikeda – project manager James Tarver – road manager
Charts +Chart performance for Natural High Chart (1978) Peakposition Australia 14 Netherlands 5 New Zealand 5 Norway 19 US Pop 3 US R&B 1
Certifications
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)
References
External links The Commodores-Natural High at Discogs