music.wikisort.org - Composition"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]
2005 single by Earth, Wind & Fire
"Pure Gold" |
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Released | 2005 |
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Recorded | 2004 |
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Genre | R&B |
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Length | 3:56 |
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Label | Sanctuary Records |
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Songwriter(s) | Bobby Ross Avila,Issiah J. Avila, Tony L. Tolbert, James Harris III, Terry Lewis |
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Producer(s) | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis |
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"Show Me the Way" (2004) |
"Pure Gold" (2005) |
"To You" (2005) |
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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]
"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
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold. Sanctuary Records. 2005.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard.
- Wild, David (November 28, 2005). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Illumination". Rolling Stone.
- Stout, Gene (September 19, 2005). "This Week's Hot CD: Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Illumination'". seattlepi.com. Seattle Post Intelligencer.
- Lamb, Bill. "Earth, Wind and Fire - Illumination". archive.li. About. Archived from the original on 2005-09-23.
- "Roll Bounce (Soundtrack)". IMDB.com.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
Earth, Wind & Fire |
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Notable members | |
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Studio albums | |
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Soundtrack albums | |
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Live and video releases |
- Gratitude
- Greatest Hits Live
- That's the Way of the World: Alive in '75
- Live in Rio
- Earth, Wind & Fire: In Concert
- The Eternal Vision
- Live in Japan
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Live
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Live by Request
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux 1997
- Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire – Live at the Greek Theatre
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Compilations |
- Another Time
- The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
- The Collection
- The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2
- The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire
- The Eternal Dance
- The Very Best
- Elements of Love: Ballads
- Boogie Wonderland: The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire
- Greatest Hits
- The Ultimate Collection
- The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
- The Greatest Hits
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Singles | |
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Related articles |
- Ramsey Lewis
- The Pharaohs
- Joe Wissert
- Charles Stepney
- The Phenix Horns
- Earth, Wind & Fire Horns
- The Emotions
- Wayne Vaughn
- Chicago
- Kalimba Music
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Lists |
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- Tribute albums
- Personnel
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