Pure Love (song)
"Pure Love" is the song which also marked the first country chart-topping single by its writer, Eddie Rabbitt, a country music singer.
| "Pure Love" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Eddie Rabbitt | |
| from the album Eddie Rabbitt | |
| Released | March 1974 (U.S.) |
| Recorded | January 1974 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 2:21 |
| Label | RCA Nashville |
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Rabbitt |
| Producer(s) | Tom Collins, Jack D. Johnson |
Background
Rabbitt had tasted previous success with 70's "Kentucky Rain", sung by Elvis Presley. In the song, Eddie Rabbitt compares "pure love" to such things as milk, honey and the Cap'n Crunch breakfast cereal, before pointing out that the love shared between the protagonist and his/her object of affection is "99 44⁄100 percent pure" (borrowing from the old Ivory soap advertising slogan). Eddie Rabbitt would later record the song as the B-side to his 1975 single "Forgive and Forget".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Puppy Love" | Eddie Rabbitt | 2:27 |
| "Pure Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ronnie Milsap | ||||
| from the album Pure Love | ||||
| B-side | "Love the Second Time Around" | |||
| Released | March 1974 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | January 1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Rabbitt | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Collins, Jack D. Johnson | |||
| Ronnie Milsap singles chronology | ||||
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Background
"Pure Love" is a song recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in March 1974 as the first single and title track from the album Pure Love. The song was Milsap's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the late spring of the year. Although Milsap had two previous top 15 hits—"I Hate You" and "That Girl Who Waits on Tables," both 1973—"Pure Love" is largely credited as being his career-breaking hit.
Chart performance
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
Sources
- Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 337. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
