Mr. Natural (Bee Gees album)

Mr. Natural
Studio album by the Bee Gees
Released	May 1974[1]
Recorded	14 November 1973 – 28 January 1974
Studio	IBC (London) Command (London) Atlantic (New York)
Genre	Soul soft rock R&B
Length	45:26
Label	RSO
Producer	Arif Mardin
The Bee Gees chronology
Life in a Tin Can (1973) Mr. Natural (1974) Main Course (1975)
Singles from Mr. Natural
"Mr. Natural" Released: March 1974 "Throw a Penny" Released: June 1974 (US) "Charade" Released: August 1974

Mr. Natural is the twelfth studio album (tenth internationally) by the Bee Gees, released in 1974. It was the first Bee Gees release produced by Arif Mardin, who was partially responsible for launching the group's later major success with the follow-up album Main Course. The album's rhythm and blues, soul, funk, and hard rock sounds initiated the group's reinvention as a disco and blue-eyed soul act, which would solidify on subsequent albums. However, Barry Gibb has said that the album was "whiter" than Main Course.^[2] The cover photograph was taken at 334 West 4th Street, Greenwich Village, New York City by Frank Moscati, which is today known as The Corner Bistro tavern.^[3]

The LP was the Bee Gees' poorest charting album at the time, reaching No. 178 on the Billboard 200, but failing to chart elsewhere including in Europe where the group had previously enjoyed their most consistent popularity. However, it was a moderate success in the group's adopted home of Australia where it reached No. 20.