Commodores - Natural High (M7-902R1)

Artist: Commodores
Title: Natural High
Catalog #: M7-902R1
Label: Motown Records
Year: 1978
Format: LP
Condition: Vinyl VG+ / Sleeve VG

Released at the peak of the Commodores' commercial run, Natural High is the album that contains Three Times a Lady — Lionel Richie's breakthrough ballad and one of the biggest singles of 1978, a number-one pop and R&B hit that demonstrated his songwriting reach extended well beyond the band's funk-soul roots. The album balances that softer sensibility with the tighter, groove-oriented tracks the Commodores' core audience expected, and the result is one of their most accessible and commercially successful sets. The vinyl plays cleanly at VG+; the sleeve shows some typical shelf wear at VG but remains presentable. A strong pick for the soul, funk, or Lionel Richie collector.