Pure (The Lightning Seeds album)
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| Pure | ||||
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| Released | 6 May 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1991 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, pop | |||
| Length | 71:49 | |||
| Label | Virgin (CDV 2805) | |||
| Producer | Ian Broudie | |||
| The Lightning Seeds chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Pure is a compilation album by pop band The Lightning Seeds, released in 1996 and reaching #27 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]
The first of what would turn out to be five compilations Ian Broudie released from 1996 to 2006, Pure, The Lightning Seeds' first release by Virgin, is almost a reissue rather than a compilation, since it consists of all but three of the songs released by Epic on the first two albums, Cloudcuckooland from 1990 and Sense from 1992; the only songs missing are one song from the first album ("Control the Flame") and two from Sense: ("Where Flowers Fade" and "Marooned").[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Ian Broudie; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Life of Riley" | 4:03 | |
| 2. | "Sense" | Broudie, Terry Hall | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Blowing Bubbles" | 4:13 | |
| 4. | "Pure" | 3:47 | |
| 5. | "Sweet Dreams" | Broudie, Richard Jobson | 4:27 |
| 6. | "All I Want" | Broudie, Peter Coyle | 2:54 |
| 7. | "A Small Slice of Heaven" | Broudie, Hall | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Love Explosion" | 4:16 | |
| 9. | "Don't Let Go" | 3:58 | |
| 10. | "Joy" | 4:16 | |
| 11. | "The Price" | 4:17 | |
| 12. | "A Cool Place" | 2:56 | |
| 13. | "Happy" | Broudie, Ian McNabb | 4:30 |
| 14. | "Tingle Tangle" | 3:21 | |
| 15. | "God Help Them" | Broudie, Paul Simpson | 3:43 |
| 16. | "Bound in a Nutshell" | 4:32 | |
| 17. | "The Nearly Man" | 3:08 | |
| 18. | "Thinking Up, Looking Down" | 5:19 |
- Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 12, 13, 14, 18 from Sense
- Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 from Cloudcuckooland
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[2] | 27 |
Certifications
[edit]- United Kingdom (BPI): Silver (1 January 1997)
References
[edit]- ^ Woodstra, Chris. "The Lightning Seeds: Pure > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 321. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Moxon, Mark (4 March 2002). "The Lightning Seeds – the Albums". Arts and Entertainment / Music / Musical Works. h2g2. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
A rushed compilation of 18 songs from the first two albums, ...[i]t misses off one song from Cloudcuckooland ("Control the Flame") and two from Sense ("Where Flowers Fade" and "Marooned")...