''Natural High'' is the sixth studio album by the musical group

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, released in 1978. "

Three Times a Lady "Three Times a Lady" is a 1978 song by American soul group Commodores for their album '' Natural High'', written by lead singer Lionel Richie. It was produced by James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores. It was Commodores' first number-one hit on ...

", released as a

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, 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

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nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus. ''

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'' called the single "Flying High" a "classically slick r&b hip swinger with cross format appeal."

Track listing

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– M7-902R1

Personnel

Commodores

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recor ...

– vocals, saxophones, keyboards *

Milan Williams Milan B. Williams (March 28, 1948 – July 9, 2006) was an American keyboardist and a founding member of The Commodores. He was born in Okolona, Mississippi, and began playing the piano after being inspired by his older brother Earl, who was a ...

– keyboards * Thomas McClary – vocals, guitars * Ronald LaPread – bass * Walter Orange – vocals, drums, percussion *

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– trumpet

Additional musicians

* Cal Harris – synthesizer programming *

James Anthony Carmichael James Anthony Carmichael (born September 14, 1941) is an American Grammy-winning musician, arranger, and record producer. At first he started off in Los Angeles as an arranger and producer for Motown acts like The Temptations and the Jackson 5. ...

– horn and string arrangements The Mean Machine *

Eddie "Bongo" Brown Edward James "Bongo" Brown (September 13, 1932 – December 28, 1984) was an American percussionist known for his work with The Funk Brothers, Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 to 1972. ...

* David Cochrane * Harold Hudson * Winston Sims

Production

* Commodores – producers, arrangerments * James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangerments * Cal Harris – engineer, mixing * Jane Clark – engineer * Norm Ung – art direction, design * David McMacken illustration * Jim Shea – photography *

Suzee Ikeda Suzee Ikeda is an American singer who was the first Asian-American solo artist at Motown. However, she is best known for her work "behind the scenes" at Motown with such acts as Michael Jackson and The Temptations. Biography Born Susan Wend ...

– project manager

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

The Commodores-Natural High at Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Natural High (Commodores Album) 1978 albums Commodores albums Motown albums Albums produced by James Anthony Carmichael Albums produced by Lionel Richie