Pure Gold (song)
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| "Pure Gold" | ||||
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| Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album Illumination | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary Records | |||
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| Producer | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | |||
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"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" 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]
