Pure Gold (song)

"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]

"Pure Gold"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Illumination
Released	2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	R&B
Length	3:56
Label	Sanctuary 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)

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. Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold. Sanctuary Records. 2005.
2. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
3. "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.
7. "Roll Bounce (Soundtrack)". IMDB.com.
8. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.