Natural High (Bloodstone album)
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Reception
Recording in the summer of 1972 and released in 1973 this album would chart number two on the Soul Album Charts lead by single Natural High which charted number four on the Soul Singles Charts and number ten on the Pop Charts.Track listing
- You Know We've Learned - (Willis Draffen Jr) 4:12
- Who Has The Last Laugh Now - (Charles McCormick) 5:38
- Peter's Jones - (Larry Durham, Roger Durham) 4:10
- That's The Way We Make Our Music - (Eddie Summers) 3:28
- Bo Diddley/Diddley Daddy - (Ellis McDaniel) 3:37
- Natural High (Charles McCormick) 4:40
- I Need Your Love - (Charles McCormick) 1:10
- Tell It To My Face - (Charles Love) 3:20
- Ran It In The Ground - (Charles Love) 4:52
- Never Let You Go - (Harry Williams) 5:40
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 - Piano, Electric Piano, Organ
- Eddie Summers - Drums, Vibraphone, Piano, Congas, Vocals
- Gordon Dewitte - Organ
- Mike Vernon - Glockenspiel, Castanets, Bells (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
Charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
30 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
2 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Soul Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1973 | "Natural High" | 10 | 4 | |
| "Never Let You Go" | 43 | 7 | ||
| 1974 | "Outside Woman" | 34 | 2 | |