"Pure Gold" is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in 2005 by Sanctuary Records. The song reached No. 23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.

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.

Critical reception

David Wild of Rolling Stone called the song "sexy". Gene Stout of the Seattle Post Intelligencer described Pure Gold as a "soaring" tune. 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."

Use in other media

"Pure Gold" appeared on the soundtrack of the 2005 feature film Roll Bounce.

Charts