Pure: Love, part of EMI's triple-disc Pure series, features a dizzying array of amorous hits spanning generations, genres, and varying levels of "guilty pleasure" comfort. There are plenty of obvious choices here like "God Only Knows" (Beach Boys), "The Air That I Breathe" (Hollies), and "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (Peabo Bryson), but what makes the set interesting is the inclusion of left-field candidates like Ultravox's "Vienna" and Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder's "Together in Electric Dreams," the latter of which appeared in an obscure '80s romantic comedy of the same name. Pure: Love gets high marks simply for its adventurous spirit.
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AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger
Track Listing - Disc 1
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | The Beach Boys | 02:51 | |||||
| 2 | Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack | 03:30 | |||||
| 3 | Minnie Riperton | 03:19 | |||||
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Hot Chocolate | 04:01 | ||||
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Dr. Hook | 02:57 | ||||
| 6 | Huey Lewis & the News | 03:44 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 7 | Debbie Harry | 03:41 | |||||
| 8 | Marillion | 03:33 | Amazon | ||||
| 9 | Spandau Ballet | 05:12 | |||||
| 10 | Cutting Crew | 04:25 | |||||
| 11 | Go West | 03:49 | |||||
| 12 | Katrina and the Waves | 02:49 | |||||
| 13 | Maxine Nightingale | 03:12 | |||||
| 14 | Tasmin Archer | 04:07 | |||||
| 15 | Carleen Anderson | 04:39 | |||||
| 16 | Jimmy Nail | 03:58 | |||||
| 17 | Maxi Priest | 03:36 | |||||
| 18 | Mica Paris | 03:44 |
Track Listing - Disc 2
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Ultravox | 04:56 | |||||
| 2 | Giorgio Moroder / Philip Oakey | 03:51 | |||||
| 3 | John Waite | 04:02 | |||||
| 4 | Danny Wilson | 03:49 | |||||
| 5 | The Flying Pickets | 03:24 | |||||
| 6 | Spandau Ballet | 05:31 | |||||
| 7 | Paula Abdul | 04:19 | |||||
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Sinéad O'Connor | 04:41 | ||||
| 9 | T'Pau | 03:42 | |||||
| 10 | Living in a Box | 04:35 | |||||
| 11 | Duran Duran | 03:59 | |||||
| 12 | Boy George | 03:56 | |||||
| 13 | UB40 | 03:25 | |||||
| 14 | KC & the Sunshine Band | 03:51 | |||||
| 15 | Dr. Hook | 03:14 | |||||
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The Hollies | 04:03 | ||||
| 17 | Peter Sarstedt | 04:44 | |||||
| 18 | Louis Armstrong | 03:12 |
Track Listing - Disc 3
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Freddie Jackson | 05:26 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 2 | Wendy Moten | 04:15 | |||||
| 3 | Louise | 04:16 | |||||
| 4 | Melanie C | 04:13 | |||||
| 5 | Eternal | 04:32 | |||||
| 6 | Crystal Gayle | 02:34 | |||||
| 7 | Bryan Ferry | 02:54 | |||||
| 8 | Nina Simone | 04:03 | |||||
| 9 | Sheena Easton / Kenny Rogers | 03:51 | |||||
| 10 | Tavares | 03:33 | |||||
| 11 | Shara Nelson | 04:40 | |||||
| 12 | Lynden David Hall | 03:27 | |||||
| 13 | Belinda Carlisle | 04:05 | |||||
| 14 | Marc Almond | 04:39 | |||||
| 15 | Dean Martin | 02:22 | |||||
| 16 | Vikki Carr | 02:47 | |||||
| 17 | Shirley Bassey | 02:59 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 18 | Matt Monro | 02:43 |
