Natural High (Commodores album)

Natural High is the sixth studio album by the musical group the 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 #3 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart.

Natural High
Studio album by Commodores
Released	May 1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Soul, funk
Label	Motown
Producer	James Carmichael The Commodores
Commodores chronology
Commodores Live! (1977) Natural High (1978) Greatest Hits (1978)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Village Voice	C–[2]

Natural High earned the group a 1979 Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.[3]

Track listing

Motown – M7-902R1[4]

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

• Lionel Richie – vocals, saxophone, keyboards
• Thomas McClary – vocals, guitar
• Milan Williams – keyboards
• Ronald LaPread – bass guitar
• William King – trumpet
• Walter Orange – drums, vocals, percussion

Charts and certifications

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1978	US Pop	3
	US R&B	1
	Holland	5[5]
	New Zealand	5[6]
	Australia	14[7]
	Norway	19[8]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[9]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1978	"Three Times a Lady"	1	1	—
	"Flying High"	38	21	—

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Natural High - Commodores". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Christgau, Robert (September 4, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
3. "Commodores". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
4. "Commodores – Natural High". Discogs. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
5. "Commodores: Heroes". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
6. "Commodores: Heroes". charts.nz. The Official New Zealand Music Chart.
7. 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.
8. "Commodores: Heroes". norwegiancharts.com. VG-Lista.
9. "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
10. "The Commodores: Natural High". riaa.com. RIAA.

External links

• The Commodores-Natural High at Discogs