Pure Gold (song) explained
| Pure Gold |
| Cover: | Earth, Wind & Fire- Pure Gold.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Album: | Illumination |
| Released: | 2005 |
| Recorded: | 2004 |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | 3:56 |
| Label: | Sanctuary Records |
| Producer: | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis |
| Prev Title: | Show Me the Way |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | To You |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
"Pure Gold" is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in 2005 by Sanctuary Records.[1] The song reached No. 23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.[2] [3]
Overview
"Pure Gold" was written by Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila, Tony L. Tolbert, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The song also came off Earth, Wind & Fire's 2005 album Illumination.
Critical reception
David Wild of Rolling Stone called the song "sexy".[4] Gene Stout of the Seattle Post Intelligencer described Pure Gold as a "soaring" tune.[5] Bill Lamb of About proclaimed that "midway through Pure Gold, the (album)'s second track, the listener realizes once again what a gorgeous instrument Philip Bailey's voice is."[6]
Use in other media
"Pure Gold" appeared on the soundtrack of the 2005 feature film Roll Bounce.[7]
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak
position |
|---|
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[8] | 76 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult R&B Songs | 15 | |
Notes and References
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold. 2005. Sanctuary Records.
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. 2024-04-29. 2023-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20230424213418/https://www.billboard.com/artist/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/asi/. live.
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Adult R&B Songs). Billboard. 2024-04-29. 2023-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20230424175158/https://www.billboard.com/artist/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/rba/. live.
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Illumination. November 28, 2005. Wild, David. Rolling Stone. April 29, 2024. April 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230424034638/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/illumination-246864/amp/. live.
- Web site: This Week's Hot CD: Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Illumination'. Stout, Gene. September 19, 2005. Seattle Post Intelligencer. seattlepi.com. April 29, 2024. September 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916164718/https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/music/amp/This-Week-s-Hot-CD-Earth-Wind-Fire-s-1183233.php. live.
- Web site: Earth, Wind and Fire - Illumination. https://archive.today/20050923233217/http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/ewfillumination.htm. dead. 2005-09-23. Lamb, Bill. About. archive.li.
- Web site: Roll Bounce (Soundtrack). IMDB.com. 2019-02-27. 2023-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219034422/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403455/soundtrack/?ref_=tt_trv_snd. live.
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard. 2024-04-29. 2023-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20230713010954/https://www.billboard.com/artist/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/bsi/. live.
