The Natural Four (album)
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The Natural Four is the second album by the Oakland, California
group The Natural Four
, released in 1974 on Curtom Records
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Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
group The Natural Four
The Natural Four
-History:Formed in 1967, the Natural Four first signed with a local Oakland label, Boola Boola Records. The first 45 release was "I Thought you were mine" A side b/w "You Did This for Me". "I Thought you were mine" sold 30,000 locally as it was played on KDIA where it rose to #7 on the chart. "Why...
, released in 1974 on Curtom Records
Curtom Records
Curtom Records was a record label started by Curtis Mayfield of The Impressions along with Impressions associate Eddie Thomas in 1968 although the name was used as early as 1963. The labels name was a combination of Mayfields first name and Thomas' surname...
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Track listing
- Can This Be Real 3:28
- You Bring Out the Best in Me 4:37
- Try Love Again 4:28
- You Can't Keep Running Away 3:28
- This Is What's Happening Now 4:08
- Love That Really Counts 4:20
- Try to Smile 2:58
- Love's Society 3:20
- Things Will Be Better Tomorrow 3:30
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |
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| US Hot 100 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 R&B 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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| 1974 | "Can This Be Real" | 31 | 10 |
| "Love That Really Counts" | 98 | 23 | |
| "You Bring Out the Best in Me" | — | 20 | |