Wendy Jane's Weekend Sounds: Natural High by Bloodstone

BloodstoneI heard this 70's soul anthem, while out on my morning walk, plugged into my Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes Pandora station.  While I usually opt for my 80's and 90's Hip Hop, my MJ (of course!), Prince, or at times my Bhangra station, to get me moving faster along the path, on this crisp, sunshiny morning, I took it easy with some classic soul.Bloodstone, originally named The Sinceres, formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1962, gaining more attention and  fame after moving to London and signing with Decca Records.  Most popular in the 1970's and 80's, the hit, Natural High, definitely a part of the soundtrack of my youth, reached the Billboard 100's Top Ten in 1973 when it was released under the album of the same name.I get a natural high from my morning walks, from listening to Marvin Gaye loud in my car with the windows rolled down, and from that feeling of pining away for that person you just met, or locked eyes with, and in your mind and your heart, you begin to imagine what Charles Love, vocalist and guitarist for Bloodstone, sings of. Because, really, if you think about it, aren't we all looking for our own natural high?What's yours?___________SOURCE:www.youtube.com, Natural High, by Bloodstone, posted by J Ausaruwww.wikipedia.comwww.soultracks.comPhoto credit: www.allmusic.com

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