Natural High | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Pop, Adult Contemporary, dance, disco, funk | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | James Carmichael The Commodores | |||
Commodores chronology | ||||
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Singles from Natural High | ||||
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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.
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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]
Motown – M7-902R1
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
The Mean Machine
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Australia[6] | 14 |
Netherlands[7] | 5 |
New Zealand[8] | 5 |
Norway[9] | 19 |
US Pop | 3 |
US R&B | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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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. |