"Pure Gold"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Illumination
Released2005
Recorded2004
GenreR&B
Length3:56
LabelSanctuary Records
Songwriter(s)Bobby Ross Avila,Issiah J. Avila, Tony L. Tolbert, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
Producer(s)Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Show Me the Way"
(2004) 		"Pure Gold"
(2005) 		"To You"
(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.[1]

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[2] 23
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[8] 76
U.S. Billboard Adult R&B Songs[3] 15

References

  1. ^ a b Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold. Sanctuary Records. 2005.
  2. ^ a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ Wild, David (November 28, 2005). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Illumination". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ Stout, Gene (September 19, 2005). "This Week's Hot CD: Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Illumination'". seattlepi.com. Seattle Post Intelligencer.
  6. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Earth, Wind and Fire - Illumination". archive.li. About. Archived from the original on 2005-09-23.
  7. ^ "Roll Bounce (Soundtrack)". IMDB.com.
  8. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.


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