So Natural (song)

"So Natural"
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album So Natural
Released 11 October 1993
Format CD single, cassette single, 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1993
Genre Pop, soul
Length 5:05
Label Arista
Writer(s) Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney
Producer(s) Ian Devaney
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"In All the Right Places"
(1993)		 "So Natural"
(1993)		 "Little Bit of Heaven"
(1993)
Music video
"So Natural" on YouTube

"So Natural" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1993 album, So Natural. It was released as the first proper single in the United Kingdom on 11 October 1993 and in other European countries in November 1993. The song was written by Stansfield and her husband Ian Devaney, and produced by Devaney.

It received positive reviews from music critics. An accompanying music video, directed by Marcus Nispel, was also released. "So Natural" was remixed by Roger Sanchez, DJ Duro, Frankie Foncett and Vassal Benford. The single reached number fifteen in the United Kingdom.

In 2003, it was included on Biography: The Greatest Hits. In 2014, the remixes of "So Natural" were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of So Natural (also on The Collection 1989–2003).[1][2]

Track listings

European 7" single

  1. "So Natural" (Original Version) – 4:42
  2. "So Natural" (Roger's Club Mix) – 5:41

Japanese CD single

  1. "So Natural" (Original Version) – 4:42
  2. "So Natural" (U.S. Remix) – 5:25

European CD/12" single

  1. "So Natural" (Original Version) – 4:42
  2. "So Natural" (Be Boy Mix) – 5:18
  3. "So Natural" (DJ Duro's Hip Hop Mix) – 5:27

UK CD/12" single

  1. "So Natural" (Original Version) – 4:42
  2. "So Natural" (Be Boy Mix) – 5:18
  3. "So Natural" (Erotic Jeep Ride) – 5:17
  4. "So Natural" (No Preservatives Mix) – 7:30
  5. "So Natural" (DJ Duro's Hip Hop Mix) – 5:27
  6. "So Natural" (U.S. Remix) – 5:25

UK promotional 2x12" single

  1. "So Natural" (Be Boy Mix) – 5:18
  2. "So Natural" (Erotic Jeep Ride) – 5:17
  3. "So Natural" (Original Version) – 4:42
  4. "So Natural" (The Max)
  5. "So Natural" (No Preservatives Mix) – 7:30
  6. "So Natural" (Roger's Deep Dub)
  7. "So Natural" (Roger's Club Mix) – 5:41
  8. "So Natural" (DJ Duro's Hip Hop Mix) – 5:27

Other remixes

  1. "So Natural" (No Presevatives Mix by Roger Sanchez) – 6:42

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[3] 69
Dutch Singles Chart[4] 47
German Singles Chart[4] 67
Spanish Top 40 Radio[5] 25
UK Singles Chart[6] 15

References

  1. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield – The Collection: tracklists". lisa-stansfield.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive: First pictures takes you inside the reissues 'The Collection 1989–2003'". lisastansfield.net. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. Australia: Turramurra, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-45889-2.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lisa Stansfield - In All the Right Places". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  5. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  6. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield - Singles". OCC. Retrieved 2013-04-23.