Pure Gold (song)

"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)

"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. Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold. Sanctuary Records. 2005.
2. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
3. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
4. Wild, David (November 28, 2005). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Illumination". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
5. Stout, Gene (September 19, 2005). "This Week's Hot CD: Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Illumination'". seattlepi.com. Seattle Post Intelligencer. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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. Archived from the original on 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
8. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-04-29.