Natural High (Bloodstone album)

For the title track from the album, see Natural High (Bloodstone song).
For the Commodores album, see Natural High (Commodores album).
For the Lil Rob album, see Natural High (Lil Rob Album).
Natural High
Studio album by
Bloodstone
Released1973
RecordedJuly 1972
StudioThe Village Recorder, Los Angeles
GenreSoul, funk
Length40:50 original LP
LabelLondon[1]
ProducerMike Vernon[2]
Bloodstone chronology
Bloodstone
(1972) 		Natural High
(1973) 		Unreal
(1974)
Singles from Natural High
  1. "Natural High"
    Released: April 1973
  2. "Never Let You Go"
    Released: August 1973
  3. "Outside Woman"
    Released: January 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[5]

Natural High is the second album by the soul group Bloodstone, released in 1973.[6] It was reissued on CD in 1996 with several bonus tracks.

The album charted at number two on the Soul Album Charts led by the singles "Natural High," which rose to 10 on the soul singles chart and 4 on the pop chart, while "Never Let You Go" reached 43 and 7, respectively.

The title song was used by Quentin Tarantino on the soundtrack to his movie Jackie Brown.[7]

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 687.
  2. ^ "Bloodstone | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Wynn, Ron. Bloodstone: Natural High > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 38.
  6. ^ The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. 1995.
  7. ^ "Listen up: 'Soul' searching". Star Tribune. 21 Dec 1997. p. 1F.